occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to redeem (from sin); to save
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
delay; putting off; procrastination
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to throw into; to toss into
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
bento; Japanese box lunch
jokingly; in the form of a joke
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
another thing; exception; special case
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
university student; college student
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...