water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
if it is the case that ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
how many years; how long; what year
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to examine someone's expression
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
serious look (on one's face); straight face
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
imagination; supposition; guess
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before