lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
powerful person; influential person
person of high rank or position
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
supporting role (actor); minor role
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
inattention; absent-mindedness
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
on hand; readily available
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to cause to swell; to inflame
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to feel oneself indebted to