to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to sniff out; to get wind of
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
electrically powered; electric
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
period of youth; while young
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to call again; to call someone back
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to support each other; to support one another
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)