this and that; one thing or another
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one-by-one; separately; in detail
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
such; this sort of; like this
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides