cowardly; timid; easily frightened
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
Japanese person; Japanese people
natto (fermented soybeans)
(United States of) America; USA
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
besides; in addition; also; moreover
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness