selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
charming; fascinating; attractive
to go out and away; to leave
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
time; season; period; phase; stage
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
cold tofu (served with condiments)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
grated daikon; daikon grater
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
smooth (i.e. without problems)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put into the mouth; to eat
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
too (much); overly; excessively
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
marriage between co-workers
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)