star beautician; famous beautician
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
aluminium can; aluminum can
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
test period; exam period; examination time
encryption; encipherment; password protection
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
receipt; cash-register slip
to be itching to put one's skills to use
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to mix; to stir; to blend
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point