happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for your information; I'm telling you
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
a little bit; a little while
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also