to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to get into trouble; to get busted
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to slim down; to lose weight
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
information transfer; information transmission
open field; empty lot; plain
scilla (plant); Syrah (wine grape variety)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)