blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
in succession; one by one
this and that; various things
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
opening ceremony (of the school term)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
for today; for the time being
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around