spring shower; spring rain
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
boobs; female breasts; hooters
sweet and sour; bittersweet
sampling food or drink; tasting
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
compulsory subject; required subject
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
about the same; about equal to; close match
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
fat (of meat); fatty meat
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
Buddhist memorial service
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
a little; a bit; slightly
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
two classes; double; two sets