incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
flight; desertion; escape
pork bone soup; pork broth
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
air of seniority; patronizing attitude of a senior toward a junior
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
on the occasion of; at the time of
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
suited figure; person in a suit
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
treatment; service; handling; management
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter
providing information; provision of information; information provision
overanxiety; needless worry
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
secret admirer; closet fan
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
should time and circumstances permit
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit