to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
cache; place to hide something
to lie down; to throw oneself down
confused; flustered; at a loss
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
clapping and cheering; applause
pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; lung cavity; air cell
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
careful observation; close attention
decrease; reduction; decline
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
round shape; circle; circular form
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
Glico (Japanese confection brand)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reeves, species of barking deer); Chinese muntjac
nature; character; disposition