chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
for your information; I'm telling you
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
liquid crystal television
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
rhyming game; play on words; pun
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
one parent; single parent
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers