obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bygones; the past; past event
indecent language; dirty talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
impossible; unlikely; improbable
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
real thing; original; actual
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
imagination; supposition; guess
to become settled; to be fixed
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sense of values; values; value system
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
both; both sides; both parties