one's own house; own; personal; autologous
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
hot topic; talk of the town
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
burnable garbage; burnable waste
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
polish; grinding; sharpening
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
matter causing distress; something causing worry
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
a little; a bit; slightly
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying