breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
killing time; staving off boredom
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
all but dead; half killed
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to hit (someone) once; to give (someone) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
devil; evil spirit; genie
tens of thousands of years
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to surge; to well up; to gush out
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
item; article; dish; course; finest item
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle