throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
this, that and the other; this and that
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
sense of smell; olfaction
stimulating; exciting; provocative
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
more than usual; especially; particularly
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
covered with; stained; smeared
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
manners; courtesy; etiquette
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice; flat-bottomed wooden bowl or platter for presenting a selection of sushi
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
variety of goods; number of articles
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to crouch; to squat; to cower