Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
as a child; when one was a child
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to sit for an examination
municipal office; council; city hall
household economy; family finances
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
in proportion to; just as much as
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
attendance (at school); going to school
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
older brother and younger sister
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
indolence; laziness; sloth
(turned out) all right in the end
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cease; to stop; to be over
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
civil service examination
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing