deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
in this way; along these lines; similarly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
yellow race; Mongoloid race
running as fast as one can
to withstand; to be able to endure
genuine; authentic; true; real
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
only recently; just of late
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
guess; conjecture; surmise
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
scrap lumber; piece of wood
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
dark reddish-brown; liver color
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
study; pursuit of knowledge
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
convenience; user-friendliness
new building; new construction