mental health; mental hygiene
being on duty; person on duty
strategy meeting; council of war
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted