dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
right under; directly below
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
while moving; on the move
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
common knowledge; well-known fact
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
as if it were about oneself
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
not necessarily so; is not always true
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
to sink (into); to get depressed
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
pale; pallid; bluish-white
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
working in the fields; working on a farm
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
physical condition; state of health
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta