concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(giving) instruction; initiation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
witnessing; observing; sighting
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
preface; introduction; preamble
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
such ... as; or some such
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
single word; a few words; brief comment
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate