thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
breaking off; snapping off
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
periodic; regular; routine
to pass (of time); to elapse
several weeks; a few weeks
incident; affair; happening; event
to concern; to be related
to be reminded of; to call to mind
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
he; she; that person; (arch.) you