regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
sluggishness after few days off
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
economic fortune; luck with money
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
steel; sword steel; sword
to be fated; to be linked by fate
monetary offering; offertory
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
mail; postal matter; postal item
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
(Japanese-style) living room
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
access point; AP; application program; application software; American plan (hotel rate system); AP
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items