assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
natto (fermented soybeans)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
overanxiety; needless worry
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
kitchen; financial situation; finances
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets