relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
the reason is ...; it is because ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
living room (Western style); sitting room
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
bento; Japanese box lunch
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
family-oriented; familial
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
when it becomes; when it comes to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
as a child; when one was a child
since when; from when; how long
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)