to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
completely changed; totally transformed
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
black lustre; black luster
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
patting; stroking; caressing
manner of using one's hands
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
bento; Japanese box lunch
bento; Japanese box lunch
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
if you think about it; come to think of it
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick