to appear in the newspaper
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
meat shop; butcher's shop
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
evening meal; dinner; supper
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi