orphan; person without friends
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
great depth; bottomless; great height
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
classical elegance; antiquity
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
evening meal; dinner; supper
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)