to watch over; to watch attentively
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Japanese person; Japanese people
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
story; tale; talk; discussion
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment