carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to take a picture; to take a photo
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to repeat; to do over again
bathing; going in the bath
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
difference; disparity; gap
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
consumer electronics; home appliances
function; facility; faculty; feature
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with