safety belt (typically used in Japanese construction work); fall-prevention harness
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to pack; to box; to package
astronomical observation; stargazing
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
person from (the planet of)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
(not) even once; (not) ever
public holiday; celebration (of)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to have (something) innate; to be born with
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
jealousy; roasted rice cake
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over