dipping sauce; dip sauce; dip
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
vigorously; really getting stuck into
deckle-edged (e.g. paper); eared (e.g. jug); with lugs
manner of speaking; manner of expression
to push away; to push aside; to shove
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
to stare back at; to look back at
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
out of sight; out of eyeshot
TV stand; TV table; TV unit
lidded; covered; container with a lid
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
bed with frame made of pipes
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
stage actor; stage actress
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to get along well together; to be close to each other
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
useless resistance; vain struggle
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)