diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
Cyrillic alphabet; Cyrillic character
law observance; obeying the law
to freeze; to freeze over
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
two times; twice; two degrees
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
how dare ...; how could ...
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to surge; to well up; to gush out
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely