at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
convenience store lunch box
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to become an expert; to be master at
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to relax; to feel at home
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
progress; advance; improvement; development
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
feigning ignorance; acting dumb