as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to take a veneer off something
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
feeling; sense; impression
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
as a child; when one was a child
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
because of; owing to; due to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to grow up; to become an adult
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
self-consciousness; self-awareness
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
of course; certainly; naturally
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold