nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to indicate; to show; to point to
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
schoolgirl; female student
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to become dim; to become blurred
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
with a clink (click, clack)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to become settled; to be fixed
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
interior; inside; internal
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly