critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)
gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
namul (Korean dishes consisting of seasoned vegetables)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
interviewee; subject of an interview
preheat (oven, etc.); warm up (engine, etc.)
reading of a kanji by meaning
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
creaminess; cream-like consistency
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
English letter; alphabetic character
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)