to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
too (much); overly; excessively
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
area; region; district; locality