Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to be powered on; to be turned on
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
yeah; you're right; that's right
on one hand; on the other hand
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
rikka; formal style of ikebana
keep up your strength; chin up!
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
target group; target persons
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
I appreciate your efforts
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with