enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)
on-the-spot investigation
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
no regrets; without regrets
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
having a crush on someone; flushing
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
criminal nature; criminality
to drop; to lose; to let fall
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
public telephone; pay phone
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
as soon as possible; ASAP
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)