to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
fat; tallow; lard; grease
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
without sparing time for sleep
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
normalization; normalisation
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
mini patrol car; small police car
without permission; without notice
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(United States of) America; USA
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
if you think about it; come to think of it