soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
polish (jewels); cultivation
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
beginning; outset; first; onset
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse