spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
dumpling store; dumpling seller
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
annotation; explanatory note; comment
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
first year of high school; first-year high school student
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
separate; special; another; separately
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
going home from work; on the way home from work
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
job hunting; job searching
your company; your shrine
vocational school; technical school
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
job hunting; job searching
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)