quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to rain incessantly; to downpour
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
sunlight filtering through trees
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
white fish; fish with white flesh
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
radiant smile; contented smile
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
barcode; bar code; comb-over (hairstyle)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
raw materials; ingredients