to glare at each other; to confront each other
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
though; notwithstanding; although
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
observation; survey; watching
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
retort; back talk; backchat
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
earnings from a part-time job
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat