common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
sea level; (surface of) sea
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
hoarse voice; husky voice
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
it's no joke; gimme a break!
special fast (local) train; special rapid-service train
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
riding time; time spent aboard a bus, train etc.
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
walking briskly; determinedly
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
the staff; inside the department
love ban; relationship ban; talent agency rule forbidding its clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
rescheduling (a meeting, debt, etc.)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
that's a different matter; that's a different story
diversion; distraction; feint
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
no loss or gain; coming out even
theatre; theater; playhouse
longing for others; wanting company