cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to concern; to be related
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
still; as yet; as it has been
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing