audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
the other day; a few days ago
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
application; request; petition
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy