indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
charming; fascinating; attractive
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
to publish a book; to put out a book
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
tolerance; broad-mindedness
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
correction; revision; amendment
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan