drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
this world; this life; world of the living
to happen to meet; to come across
to do for (the sake of someone else)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
feeling; sense; impression
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
because of; owing to; due to
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done