to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
bento; Japanese box lunch
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
seventh day of the month; seven days
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
unspecified large number (of people)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
time; season; period; phase; stage
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
question; inquiry; enquiry
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
how many times; how often
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle