clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
Maltese (small white terrier)
residing; living; dwelling
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
identification; ID; identity
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
commerce; trade; business
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
unprecedented; never seen before
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
noisy; confused; uproarious
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment