range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
low dining table; tea table
to lean against; to set against
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
journal; magazine; periodical
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
long ago; already; a long time ago
business hours; opening hours; office hours
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
late at night; small hours of the morning
order; sequence; procedure
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment