takoyaki; octopus dumplings
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to stop walking; to pause
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
make no progress; remain unsettled
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to run out (e.g. of the room)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
front; frontage; facade; main
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
clione (small floating sea slug of the genus Clione, esp. of species Clione limacina); naked sea butterfly; sea angel
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
complete recovery; healing
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
talk; conversation; dialogue
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to comfort; to console; to amuse
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer