seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice
freeze tag (children's game)
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food
burnable garbage; burnable waste
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
parboiling; preparatory boiling
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
return of spring; rejuvenation
thin omelette cut into strips
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
whispered conversation; whispering
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
ladle; tadpole; musical note
variety of court dance (Nara period)
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
failure; mistake; blunder
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
jumping ability; jumping power
sneaking a bite; snitching food
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper