what date?; what's the date?; when?
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sea level; (surface of) sea
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing