to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
head; brains; intelligence
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
job hunting; job searching
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
air conditioning; air cooling
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
tuna minced with Welsh onion leaves (type of sushi topping)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
stir-fry; stir-fried food
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
chicken broth; chicken soup
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to be led by; to be headed by
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary