Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
first shrine visit of New Year
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
autumn breeze; fall breeze
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family