to smile (at); to grin (at)
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
home; household; family; hearth
family-oriented; familial
sampling food; tasting; trying
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to thrust down; to push off
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
to appear in the newspaper
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to be at a loss for words
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
observation; survey; watching
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
colored drawing paper; construction paper
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
receiving an electric shock