nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
good feeling; feeling good
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
bento; Japanese box lunch
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
bento; Japanese box lunch
good performance; good work; great success
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable