outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
feeding (animals); provisioning
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
called; known as; that; to say
kanji representation; representation in Chinese characters; way of writing (a word) in kanji
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sympathy; compassion; pity
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up