chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
otherwise; or else; if not
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
unit; (musical) group; band
inside; interior; inner part
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
infrared rays; infrared radiation
way; method; means; resource; course
Lagrangian point; Lagrange point
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
hastily made; improvised preparation
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to redeem (from sin); to save
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
banknote; bill; note; paper money
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to chase; to run after; to pursue
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
power; authority; jurisdiction
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper