unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
being good at cooking; good cook
bento; Japanese box lunch
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ten; 10; ten years of age
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
I have nothing to do with it
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to drink up; to drain (cup)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to grow up; to become an adult
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
such; like that; that sort of; very
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with