paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to chase; to run after; to pursue
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
of course; certainly; naturally
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
story; tale; talk; discussion
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
three; three years of age
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae