food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
menu; schedule; program; menu
even if not; even without
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
receiving an electric shock
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
this (very thing); this precisely
a long, long time ago; very long ago
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
at first; in the beginning; originally
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
camping; campground; making camp
chilled storage; refrigerated storage
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
legend; folklore; tradition
one end; an end; part; fragment
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence