hearsay; rumor; grapevine
junior high school student; middle school pupil
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
kitchen; financial situation
wintertime; winter season
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
marathon; long-distance race
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine