geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to start using; to try out
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to be embarrassed; to lose face
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
in that way; like that; that way
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
opening and shutting; opening and closing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
sour look; surly face; pout
that's true; of course; obviously
to understand (each other); to comprehend
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous