flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
rest; break; recess; intermission
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
light brown; golden brown
to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
item; article; dish; course
section; cross section; profile
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to be away from home; to be out of the house
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
being good at cooking; good cook
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
irritation; annoyance; frustration
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)