hostility; antagonism; opposition
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ago; since; before; previous
summer vacation; summer holiday
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
settlement; solution; resolution
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
irritation; annoyance; frustration
question; inquiry; enquiry
long ago; already; a long time ago
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)