yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
candied apple; toffee apple
along the way; along the road
to gain strength; to have energy
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be thrilled; to be excited
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
fireworks display; display of fireworks
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
with a clatter; clatteringly
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
trunk (of the body); soma
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)