rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
take-out; take-away; carry-out
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
interrupting a game; time out
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
ten; 10; ten years of age
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
Nagano (city, prefecture)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid