great success; huge success
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Buddhist (household) altar
12th anniversary of one's death
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
down to earth; reasonable
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
living room (Western style); sitting room
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
cooking program; cookery show
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
Italian food; Italian cooking; Italian cuisine
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rolled Japanese-style omelette
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
written description of one's thoughts
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind