(on) one's own; (by) oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
reason; logic; method; system; order
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rolled Japanese-style omelette
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
apologies for the crude food
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
an honest man; a good citizen
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to push (something) against
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to call each other; to call out to one another
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy