turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
old clothes; secondhand clothing
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
one's original family name; maiden name
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
news programme; news program
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
blending of Japanese and Western styles
(small crunchy) dried sardines
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
vitality; ability to earn a living
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
university student; college student