just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
infancy; childhood; tender age
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to grow up; to become an adult
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)