use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
discussion; debate; argument
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
declaration of war; proclamation of war
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
(not possible) on such short notice
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to spend time (on doing something)