oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
on the occasion of; at the time of
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
commuting to school; school commute
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
north wind; northerly wind
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
treating someone like a child
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
slight; little; insignificant
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fluent (in a language); flowing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
cooking a fish inside a salt crust
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
regional cuisine; local cuisine
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods