solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
practical problem; practical matter
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to fan; to incite; to instigate
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
national holiday; public holiday
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating
hoarse voice; husky voice
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
techno-; techno; techno-pop
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things