to talk together; to chat together
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
electricity; electric guitar
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
passer-by; traveler; traveller
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to support each other; to support one another
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
fried prawns; fried shrimp
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
rice and curry; curry rice
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal