dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
simmer; bubble out; flow out
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
hello; good day; good afternoon
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
Udon prefecture (i.e. Kagawa prefecture, famous for its Sanuki udon noodles)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
occasional; infrequent; rare
spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym