young girls who imitate the style of singer Amuro Namie
seating allocation (conference, banquet, etc.)
pitch black; completely black
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
about; concerning; as to; regarding
start of a romance; beginning of love
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to quit one's job; to resign
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-