four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
modesty; humility; being humble
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
number of articles; number of items; quantity
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
water's edge; waterside; shore
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
editor (in publishing, etc.)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
neat and clean; tidy; trim
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion