passing the winter; hibernation
cache; place to hide something
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
carp streamer; carp banner
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
tenth day of the month; ten days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
holding on to; sticking to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
Cochin (breed of chicken)
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself