dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
(water-filled) paddy field
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
nonchalantly; without a care
to grow taller (of people)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
it's not like; it isn't as if
leather shoes; leather boots
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
food expenses; money for food; charge for board