clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
no!; no no!; no, not at all
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
how many years; how long; what year
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
even though; despite; when
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be silent; to say nothing
to order; to command; to appoint
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
along; parallel to; in accordance with
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
going through; going via; going by way of