same; similar; (just) like; equal
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
loud sound; loud reverberation
high-pitched tone; soprano
to stop (plug) one's ears
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
preserved food boiled in soy
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
maid; helper; help; assistance
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
contract; compact; agreement