suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
Cup Noodles (brand of instant noodles)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Abashiri (former subprefecture in eastern Hokkaido, now Okhotsk Subprefecture); Abashiri (city in eastern Hokkaido)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
senior high school; high school
vocational school; technical school
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
healthy; sound; wholesome
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
match (for lighting a fire)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to make sense; to be meaningful
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much