to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form
great joy; jubilation; exultation
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
wad of cotton (esp. used in dentistry)
saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile
half-sister (different father); half-sisters
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
millet; grain; (arch.) stipend in rice; 10,000th of a shaku
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
businesswoman; female office worker; female employee
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
hard rubber (e.g. ebonite, vulcanite)
IT revolution; information revolution
type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
to turn something (forcefully)
saturated linework; concentrated linework
a long time (since the last time)
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
Sharaku (Edo period painter)