tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
gas station; petrol station; filling station
leadless gasoline; leadless petrol
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
hostility; antagonism; opposition
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
invention; intelligent; clever; smart