udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
wrong; different; not like that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself