scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to get hungry; to become hungry
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
well-bred; of good upbringing
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
natural virtue; personal virtue
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
two days later; day after next; next day but one
special delivery mail; express delivery post
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph