to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
container for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer; jar
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
that's the way it is; such is life
to breathe out; to exhale
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
leather shoes; leather boots
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash