living room (Western style); sitting room
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
(United States of) America; USA
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair