mailbox; mail box; email box
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to give a round of applause; to applaud
by all means; by all costs
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
on one hand; on the other hand
partial; incomplete; imperfect
interest (in something); enthusiasm
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
thousand years; many years
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
exaltation; emotional uplift
platform; home; home base; home plate
email friend; email penpal
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
basis; foundation; grounds; authority