commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
rather; better; instead; if anything
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
Le Blanc; Bland; Brun; Leblanc; Lebrun
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
suffix for familiar person
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
hot topic; talk of the town
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
like he said; same for me; ditto
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to begin purchasing; to purchase