bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
castella (type of sponge cake)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
quite; utterly; really; completely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money