direct connection; direct link
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
globalization; globalisation
eye measurement; measure with eye
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
passengers getting on and off (a train)
hot topic; talk of the town
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
on the way home from work; returning from work
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
sobriety; soberness; sober face
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to be enraged; to flip out
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
close; intimate; on good terms
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
troublesome; annoying; complicated
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length