per capita basis; per capita rate; equal apportionment
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
brand name; trade name; product name
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
heat insulating material; lagging material
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
preparations for returning (home)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
correction; looking over; touching up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
preliminary arrangements; spade work
personification; impersonation; embodiment
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to make an appeal; to urge
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
setting a place; setting the table
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to rank next to; to come after
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
steamed bun; steamed bread
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to torment; to torture; to harass
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
assertion; declaration; affirmation