potato (Solanum tuberosum)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
until now; so far; up to the present
superior; excellent; fine
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
special; particular; peculiar; unique
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy