boy; son; baby boy; young man
sexy; popular; well-liked
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
senior high school student
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happy memory; sweet memory
festival; feast; carnival
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
supply; supplying; replenishment
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus