obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
living together (with one more person)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
trivial; not amounting to much
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
time and time again; many times; a number of times
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
boiled and half-dried bonito
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
growth period; growing season
historical play; period drama
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
home delivery (of food); outside catering
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
fluent (in a language); flowing
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")