dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
health; healthy; sound; fit
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
shore; bank (of a body of water)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
of course; certainly; naturally
being settled; coming to a conclusion
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
no matter how much time passes
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
business; trade; operations; sales
simply; merely; only; solely
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve