promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
for your information; I'm telling you
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
shellfish; seashell; shell
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
hedge; fence; border; limit
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
filtration; filtering; percolation
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to get drunk; to become tipsy
falling over; toppling sideways
home area; home town; local
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
splish-splash; with a splash
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again