coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
pickled vegetables; pickles
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
manners; courtesy; etiquette
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
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to overflow from something full
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to become better; to improve
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
stepwise; one step at a time
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
idealistic thought (argument)
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
still (continuing); as ever; further