hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
trip abroad; overseas travel
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
coexistence; living together
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
maid; helper; help; assistance
later on; eventually; afterwards
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
not caring; not giving a damn
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)