apologies for the crude food
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
the same as always; day after day
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically