oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
made of aluminum (aluminium)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
with a start; with a jump
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
bringing; taking; carrying
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to approach; to draw near
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
pardon me for leaving (first)