protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
difficult to eat; unpalatable
attractive body; nice-looking body
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to gain strength; to have energy
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to hold fast; to protect to the end
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course