lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
rice cooking; boiling rice
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to breathe while sleeping
base (military, expedition, etc.)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
half the body; half length
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to get strong; to gain strength
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to shake; to sway; to waver
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
just the other day; quite recently
hollow; mid-air; air; sky