particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
Japanese person; Japanese people
in its entirety; whole; wholly
the West; the Occident; Western countries
will not do; do not; does not
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
destination; place one stays during a trip
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
stealthily; secretly; in secret
areca palm (Areca catechu); betel palm
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
way of eating; how to eat
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
that's the way it is; such is life
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance