nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
observatory; observation post
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
(dead) end; end of the line
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
as you see; as you can see
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle