shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)
a certain somebody; you-know-who
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
submersion; inundation; being flooded
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
professor; teaching; instruction
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
summer vacation; summer holiday
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
system; organization; organisation; architecture
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
exclusive; attached to; specialist
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
all present; all concerned; all of us
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
inventor; designer; planner