counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
taste; palate; sense of taste
like a part of the family
objection; dissent; protest
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
line of spears held at the ready
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
everyday life; daily life
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus