army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
bento; Japanese box lunch
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
display window; shop window; store window
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for choices, options, etc.
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
snake; serpent; large snake
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
popular spot; popular place; popular location
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
vinegared dish; pickled dish
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to make an appeal; to urge
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
meanwhile; in the meantime
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic