to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
face with no make-up; sobriety
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
let's not say (such things) to each other
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
nonchalantly; without a care
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
(battery) charger; AC adapter
timewasting; killing time