manners; behavior; behaviour
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
at the last moment; this late in the game
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
maid; helper; help; assistance
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
health; healthy; sound; fit
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
nonchalant air; unruffled air
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
low dining table; tea table
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
light; faint; pale; fleeting
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
environment; circumstance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
cruelty; hard-heartedness
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to knock down; to knock off