assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; catcher
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
fellow pupil; fellow apprentice
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to start; to begin; to commence
nonchalantly; without a care
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
column shape; cylinder; columnar
boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso
dish dressed with sesame sauce
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
electrically powered; electric
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill; grinder
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to figure out; to get an idea
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
pure heart; naivete; innocence
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut