frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
hey there; I say; see here
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to jar; to creak; to grate
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
cooking; food preparation
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to run out (e.g. of the room)
conviction; belief; confidence
return; relapse; recurrence
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to run down (stairs, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank