securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to play a leading role; to play a central part
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
senior high school student
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
just a minute; small quantity
lately; recently; nowadays
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
absence; disregard; indifference
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
scandal; deplorable event
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pride; boast; credit (to)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost