food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
to make laugh; to set to laughing
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
publication of results; announcement of results
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
persistence; single-mindedness
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
indescribable; having no way to express
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope