glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
cruelty; hard-heartedness
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
extended leave; long vacation
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
regulation cap; school cap
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest