easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
more and more; increasingly; all the more
mochi freeze-dried in the winter air
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
Internet jargon; online slang
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
great writer; major writer
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
living with one's parents; living at home
to become excited; to grow lively
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
on the way home from work; returning from work
sewing; needlework; embroidery
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
excellent; superb; first-rate
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
English conversation; school for English conversation
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing