article; news story; report; account
in that way; thus; so; so?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
with a momentary flash of light
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
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)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
time; hour; period; class
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
present; gift; to give a present or gift
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's