falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
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
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to raise one's voice; to shout
period of youth; while young
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to lie down; to throw oneself down
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
a little; a bit; slightly
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
smallish; on the small side
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
mask; striking the head (kendo)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
(United States of) America; USA
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to make merry; to be festive