irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
genius; prodigy; natural gift
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
colour; color; hue; tints
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
training center; training centre
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
talk; recital; narration; topic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
episode; anecdote; vignette
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances