to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
bolt from the blue; great surprise
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sampling food; tasting; trying
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to beat time; to mark time
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to support each other; to support one another
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to mix; to stir; to blend
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
last week; the week before