day of month; counter for days
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
space (room, area, outer space)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
drenched; soaked; romantically
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
notes; comment; remark; annotation
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to put on airs; to assume importance
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
(being) worth seeing; impressive
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming