(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
fried prawns; fried shrimp
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
apologies for the crude food
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to provide; to arrange; to install
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
stability; security; equilibrium
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
easy to read; legible; clear
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to become fraught with emotion
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
overdose; excessive consumption
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
(period of) a year; during an era
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat