earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
the treasure that is children; child
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
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to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet
to be captivated (visually)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
proximity of a monarch or lord
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
sisterly love; affection between sisters
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
ground glass; frosted glass
outcast; odd man out; pariah
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
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unofficial report; confidential report
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh