article; news story; report; account
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
memories; recollections; reminiscence
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
all over Japan; throughout Japan
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
association of like-minded people
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
cooking; food preparation
honor; honour; credit; prestige
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing