person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
retort; back talk; backchat
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
worldly desires; materialistic desires
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
sleeping late in the morning
soundproofing; sound insulation
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to comb down; to smooth down
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
change; alteration; modification
old friend; familiar face
principal (e.g. in a loan)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal