I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
all you want; as much as one wants
to like; to love; to be fond of
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
forcibly; against one's will
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
cooking; food preparation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
natto (fermented soybeans)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
pleasant feeling; good vibes
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
classification; categorization; sorting
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)