pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
both (people); the two of them
manners; behavior; behaviour
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
feeling keenly; fully realizing
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
finely chiseled (features)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
moment; brief space of time
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
condition of one's stomach
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)