to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
oden vendor; oden restaurant
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
day in and day out; all the time
to become hoarse; to become husky
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
component; component stereo
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
interruption; suspension; break
to press against each other; to huddle together
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
fragile article; breakables; broken article
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
The Flying Dutchman (opera by Wagner, 1843)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
studying abroad; studying overseas
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
new book; new publication
to lie deep in; to extend far back
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk