to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
demanding; difficult; strict
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
squatting (esp. with elbows on knees)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
demanding; difficult; strict
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
new discovery; new invention
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
first year; initial (year)
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to become desperate; to give in to despair
watering hole; watering place
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
curry manjū; steamed yeast bun with a curry sauce filling