salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
fatty pork (from cheek, neck or shoulder)
while; even though; despite
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
although; but; even though; I wish that
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
bill (at a restaurant); check
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
of course; certainly; naturally
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
indicate reason; infers some protest
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
charcoal; charred remains
back seat (of a car); rear seat
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)