gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
society; public; community; social studies
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
one end; an end; part; fragment
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
side table; bedside table
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
being good at cooking; good cook
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
indicate reason; infers some protest
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
all (there is); as long as there is