easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
opening and shutting; opening and closing
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
manners; behavior; behaviour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bento; Japanese box lunch
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
indicate reason; infers some protest
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle