Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
paper towel (esp. for drying one's hands); paper hand towel
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
research publication; scholarly publication
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
cooking class; cookery school
(not) even once; (not) ever
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to begin talking; to open up
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
sensitivity; susceptibility
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
fate; chance; relationship; tie
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
study group; study meeting