a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
inattention; absent-mindedness
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive