to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
to sweat and slave; to toil away
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
what time; (lit.) which hour
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
breath; breathing; tone; mood
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
brewing; distilling; wine-making
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar