amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bento; Japanese box lunch
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
convenience store lunch box
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
world economy; international economy
won (currency of North Korea and South Korea)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
mature woman; middle-aged woman
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke