plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
so-and-so; who?; which people?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
food packed in a wooden box
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
difficult to eat; unpalatable
(criminal) investigation headquarters
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
one house; the same house
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
from the beginning; from scratch
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth