learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
treasure chest; strongbox
screentone; adhesive mechanical tint
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
society for the study of manga; manga club
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
without sparing time for sleep
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
free time; spare time; idle moment
loving something but being very bad at it
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
variety of goods; number of articles
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin