crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
ethnic food (esp. Asian, African, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
menial; meanness; servility; abject
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
hiding one's embarrassment
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt