to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to be worn out (from domestic life)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
change; alteration; modification
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
possible; likely; probable
scandal; deplorable event
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
graduation ceremony; commencement
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
putting into operation; invocation
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it