fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
supporting role (actor); minor role
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
important person; strategic person; key figure
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
chair; stool; post; office; position
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to go out and away; to leave
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
generation; the world; the age
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
contrary to one's expectations
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime