blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
important person; strategic person; key figure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
position; location; base; point; site
how long; how far; how much
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
negotiations; discussions; connection
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult