ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
to solicit; to demand; to extort
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to put one's hand on; to touch
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to grimace; to make a wry face
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
intestinal; inside the intestines
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
the last moment; the very end
to get strong; to gain strength
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
to move forward; to move on
notice; notification; report; posting
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to peel; to skin; to pare
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
open every day of the year
the whole day; all the day
staying the night; lodging (at)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly