cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
very small; tiny; insignificant
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
naked tribe; people who are habitually naked (or half-naked) at home, in hotel rooms, etc.; people who use their smartphone (or other portable device) without a case
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
hard to reach place; remote place