popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
ten; 10; ten years of age
one's house; one's home; one's family
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
at least; at most; (even) just
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
again; once more; a second time
by myself; in person; by oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be reminded of; to call to mind
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unrequited love; one-sided love
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be surprised; to be astonished
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly