background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
related to; in relation to
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
proper; right; reasonable
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
professional job; profession
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
optimist; easy-going person
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone