surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
feeling good; feeling pleasant
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
round herring (Etrumeus teres)
smallish; on the small side
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
to grumble about something (trivial)
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
Iron Maiden (heavy metal band)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)