okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
and; thereupon; because of that
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)