besides; in addition; also; moreover
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to wait for an opportunity
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
wherein; therein; thereinto
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
one example of (when there are more examples)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)