original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
moderate; proper; just right
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
thereupon; shortly thereafter
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
such a thing; something like that
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
too much; excessively; too
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
that's right; yes; uh-huh
paper towel; kitchen paper; kitchen roll
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)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
summer vacation; summer holiday
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular