mid-year gift; summer gift
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
surely (not); certainly (not)
bento; Japanese box lunch
in order; in turn; one by one
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
in swarms; in great crowds
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
outrageous lie; outright lie
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
variety of court dance (Nara period)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
fishing harbour; fishing harbor