unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
B-movie; B-picture; B-film
mike stand; microphone stand
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
fine performance; tour de force
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
to sprout; to put forth buds
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
hard (life); tough (world)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
private affairs; personal matter
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
ahead; before; the future