eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
lord of a manor; estate steward
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
increase in the average age of marriage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
directly opposite; right in front
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to frolic about; to mess around
evening meal; supper; dinner
small grain; small stature or ability
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to pass (of time); to elapse
several times (as large, over)
prescribed form (of writing); format
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
discarding; firing (an employee)