to accept; to receive; to agree
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
set meal; special (of the day)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
simple; simplified; easy; plain
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sōmen; fine white noodles
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
-less; lacking; non-existing
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
material; substance; matter