throat lozenge; cough drop
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
report of a school absence
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
catching a cold; person with a cold
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
black kite (Milvus migrans)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(adding) fuel to the fire
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)