or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
because of; owing to; due to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
on countless occasions; many a time
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be worried; to be troubled
corridor; hallway; passageway
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bento; Japanese box lunch
fully prepared; all ready
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
reaction; response; reaction