in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
difference; disparity; gap
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
each time it happens; at all such times
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
March; third month of the lunar calendar
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration