matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and then; and so; and; so then
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
the other day; lately; recently
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
meaning; significance; sense
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such; like that; that sort of; very
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
not understanding; not knowing
student (esp. a university student)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity