meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
grandfather; male senior-citizen
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
pre-war days; before the war
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
although I say; although one might say; although called
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox