best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
brand name; trade name; product name
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
heat insulating material; lagging material
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
preparations for returning (home)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
correction; looking over; touching up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
personification; impersonation; embodiment
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to make an appeal; to urge
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
setting a place; setting the table
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
steamed bun; steamed bread
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving