to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
back (side); back end; rear
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
extremely; very; really; super; so
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
serious; severe; grave; acute
to leave a dish half-eaten
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum); Japanese silverleaf
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
promotion (school, military, etc.)
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)