tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
for a while; for some time; for a period
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bedside; near one's pillow
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
only; merely; but; no more than
after that; afterwards; thereafter
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
complete set; all; everything