dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to squeeze out; to wring out
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sexy; popular; well-liked
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
piece; fragment; one (object)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
pointing out; identification
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
one's share; one's portion