broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
man who financially depends on a woman
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
regular customer; valued client
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
female company president; female CEO
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
questioning (e.g. by police)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
determination; conviction
preserved food boiled in soy
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
heart attack; to have a heart attack
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
video game (played on a home console)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe