bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
house across the street; neighbor across the street
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to leave something as it is
all-America; pan-American; all of America
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
my husband; one's family; family member
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
keeping things tidy and in order
leftovers (esp. food); remnants