speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
in that manner; like that
retainer; retinue; servant
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
shooting up one after another
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
letter; missive; note; mail
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
society; public; community; social studies
to jar; to creak; to grate
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
instant yakisoba in a cup
hundred-yen store; 100 yen store
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
base (military, expedition, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
archery range; archery ground; position where an archer is standing; launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL