sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
black and white; right and wrong
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
if it is the case that ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
person who gives the right (correct) answer
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
roadshow (theatrical release)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
main question; real issue at hand
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)