takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
inattention; absent-mindedness
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
when; at what moment; what time
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
face with no make-up; sobriety
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
living by oneself; living alone
history of Japan; Japanese history
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
unseasonable; out of season
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
without permission; without notice
expression of love; showing love
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair