bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to hand over; to surrender
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
moving; touching; stirring
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be at a loss for words
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
scene; spectacle; sight; view
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
street at night; making a night journey
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
book; volume; this; present; main; head
favorite; favourite; habitually used
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave