lately; recently; these days
job hunting; job searching
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
homecoming; returning home
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
to cook (something) with rice
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
dish dressed with sesame sauce
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
regional cuisine; local cuisine
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
banknote; bill; note; paper money
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
hot topic; talk of the town
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
your daughter; young woman
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty