four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
triangle; triangular shape
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
very; extremely; excessively
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
poultry farm; chicken farm
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
now that you say that; now that you mention it
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered