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
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; 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 become frozen; to freeze over
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
free time; spare time; idle moment
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
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 (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile