cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
function; facility; faculty; feature
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to become better; to improve
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
serious; not joking; straight
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door