jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
way of eating; how to eat
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to rebuke; to scold harshly
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
severe criticism; damnation
one way or the other; either way
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
remains; corpse; (dead) body
bacterium; bacteria; germ
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to distribute; to hand out
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
to drool; to dribble; to slobber