preparation; arrangements
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
bento; Japanese box lunch
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to complain; to make a complaint
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
January; first month of the lunar calendar
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)