diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dumpling store; dumpling seller
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
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)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
rest; break; recess; intermission
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
on the way back; returning
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
woman; female; feminine gender
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good young man; agreeable youth
true state; actual condition; reality
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out