unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
another's parent; another's parents
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become desperate; to give in to despair
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
tool; implement; means; furniture
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
most difficult; next to impossible
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache