rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
everybody; every last one of them; all
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
almost not able (to do something)
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
to grow hoarse; to become husky
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
mountain climbing; mountaineering
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
happy memory; sweet memory
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
participation award; prize for participation
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
before the end of this year