immediately; right away; on the spot
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
lightly; easily; carelessly
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
sweeping sideways; mowing down
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
just the other day; quite recently
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
four-legged tray for festive food
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs