ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
number of articles; number of items; quantity
natto (fermented soybeans)
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
this and that; one thing or another
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
this place; where one comes from; here
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to subsist; to keep on living
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
how; in what way; in what manner
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
period of time; time slot; time zone
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
moment by moment; hour by hour
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to