though; notwithstanding; although
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
perishable foods; perishables
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
such ... as; or some such
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
such; like that; that sort of; very
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
(some) more; even more; longer; further
leisure time; idle moment
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled