public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to come from; to have roots in
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
New Year's pine decoration
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
from the beginning; from scratch
regarding highly; attaching importance to
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
everyday life; daily life
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
jungle; jungle; jungle music
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper