episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to think of; to come up with
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
prefix (as a part-of-speech)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
repentance; confession; penitence
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
practice by repetition; learning by rote
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)