stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to get one's head around; to think about
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
distinction; differentiation; classification
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
lately; recently; nowadays
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
present; gift; to give a present or gift
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
hiding one's embarrassment
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)