generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
calamity; disaster; accident
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
owner (esp. of a business)
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fried prawns; fried shrimp
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
Labrador (dog breed); Labrador retriever
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
all sorts of; all kinds of
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients