mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to chase; to run after; to pursue
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
jealousy; roasted rice cake
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to call again; to call someone back
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
free time; time at leisure
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
target group; target persons
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
cosmetics; toilet articles
whistle (sound made with the lips)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
poor physical health; bad shape
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing