khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
yearned for; longed for; missed
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to run a shop; to have a shop
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
wherein; therein; thereinto
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress