long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to surge; to well up; to gush out
straightforwardly; being outspoken
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
tool; implement; means; furniture
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
being startled; getting a shock
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to rank next to; to come after
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
making efficient; optimization
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
store name; shop name; restaurant name
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
Bic Camera (Japanese electronics retail chain)
in-store video game installation (for customer trials)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
to become red; to redden; to blush
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate