cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
shellfish; seashell; shell
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
looking pale; looking unwell
food; food products; foodstuffs
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
reality; actuality; hard fact
receipt; cash-register slip
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
even though; despite; when
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in one's own way or style
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to grow up; to become an adult
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
eating only a little; having a small appetite
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment