frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
long; drawn-out; very long
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
cost of a meal (or meals)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
hard shell of a nut, etc.
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
(physical) growth; development
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
intestinal; inside the intestines
absorption; suction; attraction
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
dietetics; nutritional science
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
vague recollection; faint memory
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to peel; to skin; to pare
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
conviction; belief; confidence
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel