to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
spare time; free time; leisure time
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
personification; anthropomorphization
to cover fully; to wrap around
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
leader; authority; mainstay
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to devise a plan; to work out a plan