teatime; tea break; coffee break
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
immediately; at once; instantly
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
cooperation; coordination; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
kitchen; financial situation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
you (plural); all of you; you all
to give directions; to issue instructions
by your leave; with your permission
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest