truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
self-consciousness; self-awareness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence (not speaking); muteness
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
so; like this; in this way
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet