sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to apologize; to apologise
seasoning; flavour; flavor
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
stifled (laughter); simmering
to be boiled; to be cooked
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
in session; in progress; under way; open
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
Japanese person; Japanese people
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
breakthrough; great discovery
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation