bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
formal marriage interview
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to ask a high price; to overcharge
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
living; lifestyle; living room
living room (Japanese-style)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to become rounded; to roll into a ball