to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
personality; character; individuality; personhood
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
item; article; dish; course; finest item
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic