to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to make use of; to lend money
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
family name; lineage; birth; clan
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable