bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi
food simmered in cream; creamed dish; fricasee
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hundred; 100; (a great) many
hanetsuki gyoza; gyoza with wings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
not understanding; not knowing
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
aquarium (building); oceanarium
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
that is to say; so that means