dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
mobile toilet; portable toilet; simple toilet
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
main; principal; chief; primary; major
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged