contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
note (letter) left behind; will
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
dated; date; fixed; external
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
cold bath; taking a cold bath
scrubbing; getting grime off
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
winter vacation; winter holidays
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
report card; result sheet
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work