to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to say; to be called; to do
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound