weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to eat too much; to overeat
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
not understanding; not knowing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)