buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
lower half of the body; nether parts
to relax; to feel at home
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
breathing of a sleeping person
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
wish; desire; request; prayer
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
right beside; close to; nearby
near oneself; close to one; familiar
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
enumeration; citation; listing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis