busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
menu; schedule; program; menu
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to bite off; to gnaw through
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
home; household; family; hearth
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
how can (one) do something
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
sound of voice; vocal sound
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
transfer student; student changing schools
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying