to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
young person; youth; young
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
foreign matter; impurities
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
copyright; publishing rights
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
institute of technology; technological university; technical university; engineering college
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
psychiatry; psychiatric department
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu