umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); dovetailing; fitting together
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
oilily; slimily; slipperily
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
too (much); overly; excessively
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
anything and everything; just about everything
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
ecology; environmental movement; environmentalism
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to suffer; to groan; to be worried