grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
rational; reasonable; logical
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
without leaving any trace
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
trembling with excitement
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
absolute basics; very rudiments
step; stride; counter for steps
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
paper knife; letter opener
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)