rental video; video rental shop
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
out of focus; off the point
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
discount price; special offer price
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
pointer (dog breed); English pointer; pointer (rod); pointing stick; (mouse) pointer; mouse cursor
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
marine life; marine organism
heroine; female protagonist
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
on-the-job training; hands-on training
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)