quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
to be plump; to be chubby
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
horn-shaped pastry with chocolate filling
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
pressure; oppression; suppression
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
postpartum; after childbirth
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
first part; first volume; prequel
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
trivia; snippet of knowledge
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)