firmly; solidly; heartily
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
opening fully; full throttle; full power
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
appointment; rendezvous; date
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
changing completely; transformation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to push aside; to brush aside
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment