lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn; two people picking up the same bone fragment with chopsticks at the same time; passing food from one pair of chopsticks to another (a breach of etiquette); two people picking up the same piece of food with chopsticks at the same time
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
singularity; singular point
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
female friend; woman friend
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
time; hour; season; time of the year
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
absolutely; positively; decidedly
too much; excessively; too
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again