futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
question; inquiry; enquiry
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
suffix for familiar person
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
of course; certainly; naturally
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Japanese food; Japanese meal
yearned for; longed for; missed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)