gift certificate for books; book token
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
looking on from afar; being a spectator
completely; fully; entirely
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
reason for being; raison d'être
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
return; relapse; recurrence
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to die out; to become extinct
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
what's what; heads or tails
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
telecommunications; correspondence
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
spring break; spring vacation
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)