vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
storage room; store room; lumber room
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
to take flight; to disappear
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
cooking class; cookery school
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
to one's delight; to one's joy
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
insight; power of observation
admiration; being impressed (by)
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
unanticipated; unexpected
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)