zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
romantic TV series; romance TV show
woman; female; feminine gender
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
pregnancy; conception; gestation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
race (of people); type of person
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
of course; certainly; naturally
all people; the whole nation
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
free (of charge); gratuitous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
killing two birds with one stone
pleasant feeling; good vibes
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just