to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
soldier; combatant; warrior
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
rise; improvement; uptrend
second term; second stage
white; correction fluid; white-out
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to resound; to make a stir
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
precondition; prerequisite
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
founder of a religious sect