mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
bill (at a restaurant); check
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
wearing one's hair in braids
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
wetting; love affair; lover
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
way; method; means; resource; course
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to surround; to crowd around
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to thrust away; to send flying
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits