soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
sleeping without turning over
Shimamura Hougetsu (1871.2.28-1918.11.5)
salmon, saffron cod, etc. cut into thin slices while frozen
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
completion ceremony; graduation ceremony
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
retaining wall; sheathing
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
month of birth; birthday month
stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
Anpanman (Japanese anime character)
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
Kentucky; Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
no loss or gain; coming out even
to fiddle with; to monkey around with