esophagus; gullet; esophageal
getting nauseated; getting angry
insertion; incorporation; infixing
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
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
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
absentmindedness; peace of mind
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
setting a bad example to others
to collapse into; to flop onto
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into