carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
family-oriented; familial
Japanese person; Japanese people
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
one by one; in detail; minutely
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
high rating; good reputation
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake