sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to be sticky; to be close together
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
marking; grading; scoring
naturalization; naturalisation
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
type of occupation; occupational category
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
difficult problem; challenge
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to be dispersed; to get separated
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
confusion; mixing; merger
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
general term; generic name
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness