what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
elementary level; beginner level
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
loving something but being very bad at it
dream for the future; hopes for the future
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be erected; to be built
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
tie-in sale; product bundle
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
estimate (of costs); budget
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)