great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
training; drill; practice; discipline
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
cassette (tape); game cartridge
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
riskiness; (level of) danger
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)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be boiled; to be cooked
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
simmering; (boiling) gently
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
middle of the night; dead of night
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot