to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
club activities; extracurricular activities
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
long ago; already; a long time ago
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
being on duty; person on duty
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
after school (at the end of the day)
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
several times (as large, over)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
(not so) much; (not) very
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)