kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to taste; to distinguish; to understand
warrant; summons; written order
sponging off one's parents
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
low-level education; inferior education
glorious; honourable; splendid
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
snapping one's fingers; finger-snap
to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
round shape; circle; circular form
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to be accepted by a university
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world