nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to lean against; to set against
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at first; in the beginning; originally
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
healthy; sound; wholesome
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cake or snack served with tea
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
triangle; triangular shape
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words