reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
control; management (e.g. of a business)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
but; however; although; though
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
caller; visitor; company; guest
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
kitchen; financial situation; finances
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)