grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
nature; property; disposition
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
nervousness; oversensitivity
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
difficult to eat; unpalatable
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to freeze; to refrigerate
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
day after day; day by day
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
one thin flat object; one sheet
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
something; some kind of; for some reason
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love