it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
for use by children; for children
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in one's own way or style
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
the place for; the time for; the level of
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
deadly serious; deadly earnest
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
outward appearance; apparent
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim