to take a breath; to take a short rest
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
special sale; bargain sale
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
passing through without stopping; passing by
sense of space; spaciousness
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
arc shape; crescent shape
to lie deep in; to extend far back
all; entire; whole; altogether
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
unseasonable; out-of-season
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
one by one; one each; one at a time
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
in its entirety; whole; wholly