(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
registration; accession; register; entry; record
house to house; door to door
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
reconciliation; make peace with
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
imposing stance; daunting pose
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
beforehand; in advance; previously
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
speech; expression; wording; language
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
great hurry; great haste; rush
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables