rice plant (Oryza sativa)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
father; dad; husband; you; he
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
very; extremely; excessively
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
such; this sort of; like this
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience