Japanese apricot and shiso
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that is to say; so that means
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
apologies for the crude food
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
called; known as; that; to say
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow