feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
along the road; along the way
calm; composed; leisurely
head; lead; vanguard; first
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
river; stream; River; the ... river
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
no!; no no!; no, not at all
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pinning someone on the floor by lying on them; banging on the floor (e.g. to quieten one's neighbor)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?