junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
student (esp. a university student)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
method of attack; place of attack
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
the whole nation; everyone in the country
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
light blue; pale blue; aqua
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to change (one's clothes)
to be relieved; to feel relieved