menu; schedule; program; menu
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
drop of water; polka dots
single colour (color); monochrome
to be smeared; to be covered
bringing; taking; carrying
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
daytime television serial; soap opera
because; for; the reason why is ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to throw at; to turn; to raise
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
front; frontage; facade; main
charming; fascinating; attractive
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to run down (stairs, etc.)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term