dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to understand from experience
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
legless floor sofa; floor-level sofa
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to check; to stop; to keep back
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
kitchen island; kitchen with a kitchen island
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to leave of one's own accord
Teflon; brand name for polytetrafluorethylene
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
sentence structure; grammatical construction
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
articles; supplies; parts
to wash again; to reconsider
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
working; in operation; running; active
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to begin some form of lifestyle
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth