wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
to fail to be attentive to
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
bowel movement; evacuation
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
bonsai; miniature potted plant
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
sunlight filtering through trees
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
natto (fermented soybeans)
to work hard; to work diligently
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull