handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
seasoning; flavour; flavor
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
(set of) facial features; looks
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
reason; cause; circumstances