and; thereupon; because of that
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
laughing foolishly; cackling
to get along well with; to make a go of it
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
starting point; point of departure
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to put one's strength into
paper airplane (aeroplane)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to torment; to torture; to harass
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)