face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
happy memory; sweet memory
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
society; the world; the times
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
pending question; unresolved problem
related to; in relation to
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant