hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to become settled; to be fixed
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
grated daikon; daikon grater
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
novel; original; new; innovative
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
ready-made; common-law (wife)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place