drop of water; polka dots
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
hamburger (in a bun); burger
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
getting an advance (on one's salary)
prohibition; ban; embargo
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
at work; in the midst of work; working
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
(one) letter; (one) character
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
chiffon cake; sponge cake
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
well known; well connected
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum