brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
feeling one gets from listening to something
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
beforehand; in advance; previously
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger