middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
right in the middle (of); midst; height
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
older sister; lass; young lady
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
family; members of a family
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
cooperation; collaboration
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
moment by moment; hour by hour
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
already; now; no longer; not any more
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such; like that; that sort of; very
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable