high spirits; gleeful mood
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to muster up one's courage
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)