hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
streetwalker; street girl; being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; tout (for a hostess bar)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
(under) metropolitan government management
residence; housing; residential building
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
menu; schedule; program; menu