there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
product; commodity; merchandise
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
study; diligence; discount; reduction
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...