-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to increase; to add to; to augment
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
name plate; name tag; label
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
sincerity; true heart; devotion
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
head; chief; boss; leader
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to examine someone's expression
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
down-market; popular; mass-market
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
air sac; bladder; air bag; windbag; type of inflatable air mattress
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)