important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
waste thread; lint; fluff
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
understanding person; supporter
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
death by suffocation; death by choking
Yūbari melon (sweet orange melon grown in Yūbari City, Hokkaido)
disorder; disturbance; unrest