manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
hey there; I say; see here
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
interior design; interior; upholstery
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
rare; extraordinary; singular
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu