ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
declaration; proclamation; announcement
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
older sister; lass; young lady
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to put into the mouth; to eat
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation