the other day; lately; recently
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to wash away; to rinse off
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
every evening; night after night
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
conquest; domination; mastery
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery