to go along; to walk along; to follow
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
legal; lawful; legitimate
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around