quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
isn't it; right?; you know?
(initial) setup; installation
man who is popular with women
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
when; at what moment; what time
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
(death from) starvation; starving to death
and; thereupon; because of that
at someone's (something's) mercy
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid