cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
natto (fermented soybeans)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
in history; ever; historical
weather forecast; weather report
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
yearned for; longed for; missed
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
conduct; behavior; behaviour
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
ten; 10; ten years of age
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook