futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be too numerous; to be too much
family; members of a family
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
world peace; peace of the world
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
cooking; food preparation
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
living thing; living creature; animal; life
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")