to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
somewhere to go; place to go
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
price; cost; value; worth; value
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
steamed sweet bun made from grated yam and rice flour
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
like a decent person; human
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
without permission; without notice
envelope containing betrothal money and given as part of a betrothal gift
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky