shoji (paper sliding door)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to begin; to set about; to start
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
small saucepan; small pot
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
Japanese food; Japanese meal
eating a lot; excessive eating; gorging; guzzling
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to put into the mouth; to eat
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
suddenly; all of a sudden