absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
of course; certainly; naturally
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
one stride; single stride; short distance
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
living room (Western style); sitting room
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
with these words; while saying
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
with a crack; with a smash
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
fat; tallow; lard; grease
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all