side effect; adverse reaction
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
(one's) quota; assignment
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
smoothly; easily; readily
four (fundamental) rules of arithmetic
line; queue; procession; matrix
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to establish; to formulate
free (of charge); gratuitous
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
overall victory; championship
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing