to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
study group; study meeting
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
painful to watch; pitiful; pathetic
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
10th day of the month; ten days
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to have the privilege of doing
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
talking while standing; standing around talking
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
Japanese-style confectionary store
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
being startled; getting a shock
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
cooking; food preparation
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
variety of goods; number of articles
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
nikujaga; meat and potato stew