nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
way of eating; how to eat
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
residing; living; dwelling
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
library; book collection; paperback book
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
one's post; place of work; workplace
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be exhausted; to be worn out
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
a Buddha; deceased person
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to say; to tell; to state; to do