kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
dumpling store; dumpling seller
music school; music academy; conservatory
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
10,000,000,000; ten billion
out of control; uncontrollable
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to think too much; to be over-concerned
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to understand (each other); to comprehend
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
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
as a child; when one was a child