utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be overcome with emotion
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to jump at; to be attracted by
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to find out; to discover; to locate
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to mistake (A for B); to misread
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
metal fittings; metal fixtures
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
sense of relief; feeling of relief
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to come to one's senses; to calm down