to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
yearned for; longed for; missed
servant; manservant; menial
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be muddy; to be slushy
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat