to become bright; to become clear
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
elementary, junior high and high school
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
smelting furnace; blast furnace
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
writing implement; writing tool
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
blow; hit (on the body); beating
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
graduation ceremony; commencement
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group