loveable; very likeable; like very much
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thick noodles; thick pasta
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
now; the present time; just now; another; more
beyond this point; from now on; after this
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also