baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
even though; despite; when
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
educational institution; school; academy; campus
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
loveable; very likeable; like very much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
no matter how much time passes
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
bento; Japanese box lunch
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct