tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
washing machine (laundry)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
price reduction; discount
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
plastic waste; plastic pollution
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)