successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
living room (Western style); sitting room
just past noon; afternoon
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
value; worth; virtue; blessing
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to understand from experience
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to rush over; to run up to
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
troublesome; annoying; complicated
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care