hair style; coiffure; hairdo
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
such; this sort of; like this
relatively; comparatively
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hello; good day; good afternoon
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to increase; to add to; to augment
not be concerned about at all; not mind about at all; not care a bit
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by