(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
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) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; 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 eat greedily; to devour; 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 particular type 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
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
here and there; in places
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up