Vocabulary

hello (daytime)

good evening

good morning (polite)

goodbye

thank you

excuse me / sorry

nice to meet you

ditto mark

circle

alphabetical order

NHK Symphony Orchestra

O-back; skirt with peek-a-boo hole in rump

(former) regular (stops at every station) Tōhoku-line Shinkansen

Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley

fool; oaf; airhead

land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago

saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)

stubborn person; strong-minded person; obstinate person

neigh; whinny; bray

undulation; winding; meandering

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)

style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture

style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture

teething ring; pacifier; dummy

penis

careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi

pan; pot

young girl; daughter; unmarried girl

flattery

(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning

charm; incantation; spell; curse

pussy; vulva; vagina

diaper rash; nappy rash

dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up

chubby person

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

(someone's) assistance; help; aid; kindness; goodwill