flustered; confused; panicked
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
as hoped for; as expected
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to grow taller (of people)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
severe; strict; tough; hard
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be too late; to be too slow
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
repentance; confession; penitence
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
returning tit for tat; retaliating
silence; stillness; quietness
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops