exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to drop; to let fall; to omit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
continuing one's education into university
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
intimacy; affection; familiarity
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
chopping board; cutting board
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
keeping things tidy and in order
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to grant a person a moment
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
this (very thing); this precisely
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
variety of court dance (Nara period)
landing; alighting; touch down
history of; experience of
to serve; to work for; to attend
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
highest grade; superlative degree
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.