promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
video camera; video camcorder
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
materials; data; document
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
time; season; period; phase; stage
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to perceive; to understand
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
very; extremely; excessively
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
close; intimate; on good terms
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
maid; helper; help; assistance
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher