to take a breath; to take a short rest
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to have medicine be effective
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
performing without rehearsal
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
empirical; from experience
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to become misty; to become hazy
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to slap; to strike; to spank