area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
president (of a society); chairman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
excellent answer; clever answer
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(not saying anything) no matter what
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
after school (at the end of the day)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
research; study; investigation
time; hour; period; class
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
extremely; very; really; super; so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
all present; all concerned; all of us
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
lately; recently; these days
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)