key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
preparation; arrangements
how; in what way; by what means
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
close; intimate; on good terms
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
only; merely; but; no more than
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables