to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
line; queue; procession; matrix
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
German-speaking countries; German language sphere
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
application form (esp. job application)
to be able to manage somehow or another
difficult to eat; unpalatable
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
free (of charge); gratuitous
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
stuffing a shopping container for a fixed price
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
video game (played on a home console)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
family vacation; family trip
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
vicious circle; vicious cycle
on one hand; on the other hand
north wind; northerly wind
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mountain range; mountain system