former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
Mr. Children (abbr) (Japanese band)
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
number of copies; circulation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
limited time; limited-time offer
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
new book; new publication
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate