ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to become excited; to grow lively
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
in succession; one by one
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Korean stew; Korean hot pot
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
electricity; (electric) light