amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
Lyra (constellation); the Lyre
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
very much; extremely; greatly
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
place to go; place one can go
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
IQ; intelligence quotient
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to join forces with; to cooperate with
omitted character; omitted letter
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to eat too much; to overeat
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
shah; former ruler of Iran
10,000,000,000; ten billion
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
best friend; very close friend
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead