long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
positive thinking; optimism
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
to extend the term; to extend a deadline
boundary; bounds of the earth
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
camera shop; camera store
auspicious sign; good omen
undisputed; entirely; perfect
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
kindergarten graduation ceremony
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
faking crying; crocodile tears
takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense