complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to go out and away; to leave
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
mobile home; camper-van; RV
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
summer vacation; summer holiday
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to ascertain; to check; to make sure