ligase; synthase; synthetase
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
now that; since; as long as; provided that
heart pounding; chest tightening
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
panorama; panoramic painting
hand; handball (soccer foul)
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
preliminary step; first step
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
unrequited love; one-sided love