circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
to be relieved; to feel relieved
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
fatal accident; deadly accident
while moving; on the move
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
leaving everything up to someone else
for the first time in one's life
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) to be kicked by a horse
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)