black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
when it becomes; when it comes to
hello; good day; good afternoon
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to move (house); to change residence
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
street; quarter; district; area
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to