interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
secret; private; surreptitious
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
annotation; explanatory note; comment
branch road; branch path; fork road
to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other