to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to cross the line; to go too far
modern Japanese; current written style
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
news programme; news program
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to overflow from something full
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
people; citizens; subjects; folk
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
school district; school area
cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
TOEIC; Test of English for International Communication
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to miss someone; to miss something; to feel lonely
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year