toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
our country; our land; one's own country
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
in the same way as; just like
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)