to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
goal to strive for; challenge
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
trifling; trivial; slight
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
menu; schedule; program; menu
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to pack (e.g. an assortment of goods); to put together
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
one person; another name; nickname; alias
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover