light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
warp; curvature; curve; arch
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to feel hungry; to get hungry
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
in the same way as; just like
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
mangy cur; low animal; beast
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
difficult to ...; hard to ...
article; news story; report; account
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently