to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
all-night vigil over a body; wake
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
close; intimate; on good terms
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
opening and shutting; opening and closing
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
participation; joining; entry; adherence
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly