takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
squishily; with a soft squishing motion; munchingly; with a chewing motion; mumblingly; while stammering
totally willing; fully motivated
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
one by one; one each; one at a time
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
vice; immorality; corruption
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
in proportion to; just as much as
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
several people; a few people
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
just you wait and see (as a threat)
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
(find) common (meeting) ground
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years