lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the same as always; day after day
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
whether or not; presence or absence
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
contrived; false-sounding
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be accepted by a university
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging