to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ready-made; common-law (wife)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
supply; provision; raising; procurement
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing