not understanding; not knowing
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
joints; points (of a speech)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
out of character; unlike one
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
just one person; only one
stale; hackneyed; cliched
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
bored; having nothing to do; idle
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to throw into; to dump in together
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
unseasonable; out of season
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth