obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
manner of using one's hands
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
this and that; one thing or another
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
modesty; humility; being humble
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
necrology; roster of the dead
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
many; much; plenty; hardly
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
duty; obligation; responsibility
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)