white-handed gibbon; lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
like he said; same for me; ditto
soup container; soup bowl
onion soup au gratin; French onion soup
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
toilet; lavatory; quiet place
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
enlarged and revised edition
continued staging of a play or show
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus); Asian elephant
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
the early bird gets the worm
regular respondent to a periodical or radio program
pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
English-Japanese translation
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
ugliness; shame; disgrace
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
to live; to reside; to inhabit
fast; brisk; careless; thoughtless; (of a woman) wanton; promiscuous
tell me more; give me more details
Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)