woman; female; feminine gender
living by oneself; living alone
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
two (long cylindrical things)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
counter seat; seat at the counter
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
pleasant feeling; good vibes
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to become pale; to turn pale
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)