patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
item; article; dish; course; finest item
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
apologies for the crude food
hydrophilic; closeness to water; affinity to water; accessibility to a waterfront
inundation; submersion; flood
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to stop raining or snowing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten