Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
food porn (i.e. appetizing pictures of food); terrorizing people by posting food porn
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to join together; to combine; to join up
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to lose heart; to lose motivation
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
skill; dexterity; proficiency
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
comfort; consolation; diversion
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to comfort; to console; to amuse
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
(not so) much; (not) very
pre-war days; before the war
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship