to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
briskly; quickly; promptly
living; lifestyle; living room
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(some) more; even more; longer; further
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh