meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
social networking service; SNS
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
use; utilization; utilisation; application
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
no, not like that (but like this)
still (continuing); as ever; further
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
fried prawns; fried shrimp
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
first challenge; first try
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said