to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
furious facial expression
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
hey; listen; look here; I say
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hey; listen; look here; I say
health; healthy; sound; fit
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
the treasure that is children; child
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
regulation; adjustment; control
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)