kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
surname; family name; last name
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
chapter one; first chapter
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to write music for a song; to set to music
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
base (military, expedition, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill