to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
husband and wife; married couple
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
rather; sooner; preferably
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
looking on; remaining a spectator
outside of one's area of expertise
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
concentrated fire; intense criticism
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
what do you want?; can I help you?