profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
at first; in the beginning; originally
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
be (that) as it may; having said that
established practice; custom
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)