first thing in the morning
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
cooking; food preparation
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
distrust; unjust suspicion
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
retort; back talk; backchat
to depend on someone for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
anything and everything; just about everything
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
establishing oneself in life; success in life
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture