packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
bento; Japanese box lunch
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
home area; home town; local
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood