cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
well-bred; of good upbringing
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
advocate; proponent; supporter
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
Campylaephora hypnaeoides (species of red algae); egonori
boiling in (plain or lightly salted) water; boiled food
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
(your) choice; preference; wish
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing