standing on one's feet for a long time
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
all; entire; whole; altogether
until now; so far; up to the present
brand name; trade name; product name
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
in comparison to; rather than
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
form; shape; figure; visage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
God's will; Heaven's will
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)