not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
1,000,000; one million; million; many
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
first shrine visit of New Year
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
moving about; stirring about
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
certainly; surely; definitely
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to summon; to get used to call
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil