ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
gem; jewel; precious stone
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
an assortment; combination
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
natto (fermented soybeans)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
as you can imagine; as imagined
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to choke; to have trouble breathing
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
novel; original; new; innovative