user's manual; instruction manual
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
hill size (in ski jumping); HS
frequenting; staying around
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
main force; brute force; strong-arm
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
long ago; once upon a time
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
what's that?; what the...
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
premature joy; short-lived elation
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
signature phrase; signature saying