completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
scale; scope; plan; structure
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to rank next to; to come after
large serving; large portion
Niigata (city, prefecture)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
Akitakomachi (variety of rice)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
nutritional value; food value
content (of a mineral, etc.)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
no loss or gain; coming out even
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)