tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
red or pink coloration on the cheeks of an illustrated character (to represent blushing)
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
health and physical education
personnel training; human resources development; character building
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
electric massager; electronic money
group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex
one's own profits; one's own pockets
oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic