upper half of the body; upper body
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to increase; to add to; to augment
to begin; to set about; to start
memory; ability to remember
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to be reminded of; to call to mind
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bento; Japanese box lunch
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
paper; note; document; bill
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
underestimation; undervaluation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
being very good at; strongest point
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
two times; twice; two degrees
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly