discipline; training; teaching manners
to follow another's example
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
gleaming; shining; glistening
just a minute; small quantity
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
interview (e.g. for a job)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop