to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
every year; yearly; annually
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
cooperative buying; group buying; joint purchase
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to begin talking; to open up
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
distant look; faraway look
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake