one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to become locked; to lock
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
shady online money-making
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
(not) a single person; (no) one
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
dishwashing; doing dishes
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
in order; in turn; one by one
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend