midway; halfway through; in the course of
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to surround; to crowd around
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
sobriety; soberness; sober face
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
Teflon; brand name for polytetrafluorethylene
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
long time; long interval; for quite some time
great hurry; great haste; rush
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
heating; application of heat
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
that's right; yes; uh-huh
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation