chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
nonchalantly; without a care
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
every evening; every night
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
difficult to eat; unpalatable
day (as in holiday); daytime
to perceive; to understand
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
(right at the) side; just beside
brilliant; bright; dazzling
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase