taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
rei-shabu; cold shabu-shabu; shabu-shabu where the meat is cooled before dipped in sauce
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
grated daikon; daikon grater
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
highlight (e.g. of match)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to come and go; to go back and forth
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
imposing stance; daunting pose
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
wise saying; famous saying
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school