around the clock; day and night
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to shout (in anger); to yell
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
ten; 10; ten years of age
round; spherical; circular
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to need; to demand; to take; to require
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
elliptical shape; oval shape
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to peel; to skin; to pare
kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi; kiwi (bird)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
novel; story; (work of) fiction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)