composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
the whole day; all the day
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
a considerable number; a fair number
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
to be born; to come into the world
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
offence; offense; hindrance
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set