to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
named after; associated with; connected with
that day; the very same day
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to pretend; to act (as if)
go on!; right!; here goes!
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to jump up and down; to hop
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
after that (a substantive change occurred)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
imagination; supposition; guess
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled