scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
hairdresser; hairdressing
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
fashion sense; sense of fashion
moonless sky (poetic usage)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
barbershop; barber shop; barber
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
unpredictability; element of surprise
selling out; being sold out
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
original intention; initial resolution
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
keep up your strength; chin up!