fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
coverall apron; cook's apron
perfect; complete; flawless
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
transvestism; cross-dressing
waste of time; killing time
leisure time; idle moment
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
just past noon; afternoon
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
character style; character form
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
one's parents' generation
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal