pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bicycling around aimlessly; taking a long comfortable bicycle ride
bark; husk; untanned pelt
search for a husband for one's daughter
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
shrine enshrining several gods
playground (for children); park
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
suspension bridge; rope bridge
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
that's right; yes; uh-huh
good-natured person; nice person
clear solution; clean decision
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
general election (of the lower house)
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
middle and high-school students
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to become desperate; to give in to despair
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute