sudden rise; steep climb; trending
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have a meal; to take a meal
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course