matter of time; question of time
every evening; night after night
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
long (time); protracted; prolonged
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
greeting; a fine thing to say
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
unless one ...; if one does not ...
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
order; command; directions; instructions
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
inexpert or untrained eyes
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to feel hungry; to get hungry
marking; grading; scoring
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
variety of court dance (Nara period)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
self-education; self-instruction; self-study