takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
even though; despite; when
I see; that's right; indeed
to knead well; to polish; to refine
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
until now; so far; up to the present
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
senior high school student
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful