obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
distinction; differentiation; classification
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
forcibly; against one's will
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
study; learning; tutorial
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
tendency; trend; inclination
self control; self restraint
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to take someone's life; to kill someone
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray