to talk; to carry meaning
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
touting; tout; barker; pander
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
vista; background; perspective; distant view
by all means; by all costs
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
longing for others; wanting company
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
story of one's experiences
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
last; final; end; conclusion; rust