turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
unseasonable; out-of-season
April Fools' Day; April fool
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
I see; that's right; indeed
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
how can (one) do something
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to become clear; to be made public