cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
ripple (on water); wavelets
wind music; wind instrument music
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
long ago; once upon a time
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
kindergartener; preschooler
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
in its entirety; whole; wholly
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to lose heart; to lose motivation
whistle (sound made with the lips)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet