Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
bento; Japanese box lunch
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
(short) rest; breather; break
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
one large ...; a great ...
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
mulberry (colour); dark purple
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour; blanching