horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; humorous mask of a homely woman's face
serious; severe; grave; acute
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to urinate; to pee; to piss
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
compulsion; coercion; duress; obsession; compulsion
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to thoroughly abuse; to completely torment; to bully to the end
curiosity; inquisitiveness
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit