being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
member countries (e.g. treaty, UN, etc.); member states
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
household; home; family; housekeeping
place for relaxation and refreshment
edge of town; outskirts of a village
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
sampling food; tasting; trying
store interior; inside of a shop
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)