close; intimate; on good terms
whenever they come together
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
my husband; one's family; family member
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
aloneness; loneliness; solitude