eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
bakery; baker; pastry shop
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
charred; burnt black; scorched black
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
health; healthy; sound; fit
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
retro (video) game; classic game
to ask; to enquire; to query
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to forget completely; to leave behind
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
anniversary of the establishment (of)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to die; (lit.) to become bones