to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
fee; charge; rate; material
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
seasoning; flavour; flavor
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
moment by moment; hour by hour
poor physical health; bad shape