youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to surge; to well up; to gush out
psychological description
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sincerity; true heart; devotion
establishment; settlement
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
root vegetables boiled in broth
to come into being; to be born
happy-go-lucky fellow; easygoing and indifferent person; pococurante
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
literary history; history of literature
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
schoolgirl; female student
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
somersault; looping-the-loop
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
clapping and cheering; applause