critic; reviewer; commentator
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
how many? (large animals)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
alphabetic, numeric, and kana (character set)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
type of hakama worn in ancient times
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
tight skirt; straight skirt
triangle; triangular shape
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section