daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
paella (Spanish rice dish)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
whistle (sound made with the lips)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
all-out attack; general offensive
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to say; to be called; to do
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
Son of God; child of an emperor
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
together; at the same time; same; identical
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
hachiya (variety of astringent Japanese persimmon)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
castella (type of sponge cake)