saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
official business; public business
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
lightly pickled vegetables
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
next; secondly; subsequently
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
leaving everything up to someone else
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
window-gazing; window-shopping
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
genuine article; real thing; real deal