(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
aquatic products; fisheries
around the world; throughout the world
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
factory manager; works manager
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
also known as; also called
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
a long time ago; in those days
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to ask a high price; to overcharge
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
major incident; major happening; big scandal