to take a breath; to take a short rest
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
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
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
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
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
empirical; from experience
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
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
overseas student; exchange student
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation