crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to turn left; to turn to the left
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sphere; counter for balls
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
according to plan; as planned; on target
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to succeed; to bear fruit
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
vague recollection; faint memory
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger