meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
big leakage; uncontained leak
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
mythical ball inside the anus that is sought after by kappa
flat part of the top of the cranium; plate-like depression on the top of a kappa's head
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to leave a dish half-eaten
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
something; some kind of; for some reason