legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to try out the food at various restaurants
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
firmly rooted; deep-seated
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
health; healthy; sound; fit
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established