between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
granulated sugar; brown sugar
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to walk away; to walk off
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
to blow through; to blow across
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
schedule; program; programme; agenda
just because; even if; even though
homecoming; returning home
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
such a thing; something like that
will not do; do not; does not
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
immune strength; immunity
expression of love; showing love
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care