to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
digital versatile disc; DVD
etc.; et cetera; and so on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
in proportion to; just as much as
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
already; now; no longer; not any more