heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
chūhai; shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
neater (clothing, appearance, etc.); sharper; more businesslike; more formal; more put-together
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
something like ...; something called ...
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
PythagoraSwitch (children's TV program produced by NHK)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
aluminium can; aluminum can
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
(in) her way; peculiar to her