stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
in its entirety; whole; wholly
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
historical play; period drama
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
handsome face; beautiful features
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
general manager; director-general
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since; henceforth; ever since
to have a meal; to take a meal
to get hungry; to become hungry
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in