springy (texture); doughy; elastic
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
and then; and so; and; so then
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
this and that; such and such
occasional; infrequent; rare
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme