flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
sense of values; values; value system
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
price decision; price setting; pricing
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
fashion designer; couturier
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
sports ground; sports oval
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean