using one's arms as a pillow
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
Buddhism's highest paradise
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger