fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
menstrual pain; period pain
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
this occasion; at this time; now
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
wise saying; famous saying
as before; as ever; as it was originally
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
wedded life; married life
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
in the same manner as before; the same as always
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
same generation; one's generation
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
1,000,000; one million; million; many
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation