low dining table; tea table
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
father; dad; husband; you; he
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
moaning; muttering; complaining
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to redeem (from sin); to save
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by