restaurant with only set meals
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
such; like that; that sort of; very
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to take away; to carry away
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
curiosity; inquisitiveness
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
narrow; thin (sized); slender
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to mix; to stir; to blend
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor