leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
reflector board; board reflector; plane reflector; flat; bounce board; reflector (photography)
digital single-lens reflex camera
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
single-lens reflex camera
notebook computer; laptop
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group); JPG
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
set meal; special (of the day)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
news; word; tidings; omen