tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
living with one's parents; living at home
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
as everyone knows; needless to point out
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
writing implement; writing tool
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to glare at each other; to confront each other
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
truancy; school non-attendance
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality