bench used by kabuki actors during performance; for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to begin a new chapter (in)
everyone at once; everyone together
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
particular; hard to please; fussy
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
secret or hidden place; female genitalia
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
to burst (open); to break; to split
to take a photo with a mobile phone; to email a photo taken with a mobile phone
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
light eating; spare diet; not eating much