binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
gliadin; protein found in grain gluten
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
learned at ...; acquired at ...
cocoa butter; cacao butter; theobroma oil
French beans; string beans
common fleabane; Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
treatment; service; handling; management
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity
to be thrilled; to be excited
(under the) pretense (of); (under the) guise (of)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
blocking the way; standing in the way
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
dated; date; fixed; external
to become jammed (of a printer, gun, etc.); to jam; to hold a jam session
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
handheld mixer; hand mixer