thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
covered in mud; mud-caked
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
retort; back talk; backchat
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
on bad terms; at loggerheads
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
minute adjustment; fine tuning
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking