to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
on hand; readily available
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to dye; to colour; to color
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
time; hour; season; time of the year
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible