undivided attention; concentration
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
half and half; fifty-fifty
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
on the way back; returning
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
siren (in Greek mythology)
for a while; for some time; for a period
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
mochi; (sticky) rice cake