to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
just a minute; small quantity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to say no more; to sink into silence
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
manly; masculine; like a man
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
first; first base; first baseman; fast
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être