age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
even though; despite; when
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
butter roll; butter-enriched bread roll
three kinds; three varieties
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
pickling in vinegar; vinegar pickles
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to have a meal; to take a meal
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
meaning; called; named; that says; that
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
recovery; undoing; recall