different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to abandon; to leave behind
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
provincial; rural; parochial; small-town; unsophisticated
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus); blackfooted penguin; jackass penguin; Cape penguin
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to sew up; to sew together
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
what the hell are you saying?
thick and fluffy; soft and lumpy
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to sink (into); to get depressed
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to wear out and discard; to kick off (e.g. shoes); to fling off
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
preserved food boiled in soy