harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to bend; to warp; to curve
chair; stool; post; office; position
to smirk; to grin broadly
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to some extent; to a certain extent
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to be flexible; to be accommodating
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
all you want; as much as one wants
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
immersion; being absorbed in
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness