Q&A; question and answer
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
body; body blow (in boxing)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(for the) first time in one's life
cheering group; cheering squad
separate; scattered; apart
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up