to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
without; but if; otherwise; or else
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
instead; but (on the other hand)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular