second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(plain) hot water; boiled water
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
remote mountain; mountain recesses
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
sales promotion; hard selling
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing