nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to congratulate; to celebrate
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
this or that person; anybody; many people
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
sound of a heavy object falling
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
good-natured person; nice person
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to bend; to warp; to curve
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to bend down with a round back
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to (physically) force someone to sit down
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to jump upon (a moving object)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi