regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
democracy; democratic system of government
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
job title; name of one's position
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
kimono fabrics shop; draper
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
target group; target persons
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
flag signaling; semaphore
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
towering; astonishingly high
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
point in common; common feature