Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
vexing; irritating; impatient
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
oilily; slimily; slipperily
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to be tired of looking at
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
anything and everything; just about everything
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary