no matter how much time passes
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to become empty; to be emptied
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
modesty; humility; being humble
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)