hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
pink (colour, color); peach
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
in proportion to; just as much as
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
instant yakisoba in a cup
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
binge eating; stress eating
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to be able to manage somehow or other
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be accepted by a university
management studies; business administration (study of)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce