to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
from the beginning; from scratch
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
after a long time; for the first time in a while
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
both; both sides; both parties
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date