"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
founder; originator; pioneer
sewing; needlework; embroidery
truancy; absence without leave
fear of heights; acrophobia
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
one-by-one; separately; in detail
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
degree of attention; profile
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
particularly; only; in the case of
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to become frayed; to become loose
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before