unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
year in, year out; always; 24-7
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
variety of goods; number of articles
to get distracted; to jump off the track
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
older sister; lass; young lady
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
motion sickness; travel sickness
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
preserved food boiled in soy
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
travelling alone; solitary journey
completely relying on others
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
arrest; apprehension; capture
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
senior; elder; person older than oneself