slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
studies; schoolwork; classwork
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
the reverse; other side; lining
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
the way back; the way home; return trip
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to get between; to be caught in