dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to be worried; to be troubled
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to distract one's attention
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
relation; connection; relevance
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
it's been a long time; long time no see
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
intermission (between acts); interlude
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory