to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
occasional; infrequent; rare
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
process; course; mechanism
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
such; like that; that sort of
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite