multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
material; substance; matter
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to have a talk; to tell a story
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
although I say; although one might say; although called
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
staying the night; lodging (at)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...