mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
secretariat; executive office
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
two classes; double; two sets
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
be on your guard!; take care!
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
energy; military strength
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
hereabouts; around there; that area
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
act of mercy; helping another person
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better