gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
tingling; stinging; pungently
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
primary school; elementary school; grade school
first shrine visit of the New Year
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
continuation; succession; series; continuous
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
five (long cylindrical things)
probability; likelihood; chances
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
in succession; one by one