to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
just because; even if; even though
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to set (sun); to become dark
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to lie deep in; to extend far back
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to scrape off; to shave off
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
providing information; provision of information; information provision