foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
to be torn off; to come off
collar; area around the collar; counterclockwise (when seated in a circle); anti-clockwise
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
single breadth (cloth measurement, 30-38 cm)
dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.
(doing something) regardless of expense
person who goes to greet someone (e.g. at the airport)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
handless; armless; vineless plant; (arch.) sleeveless undergarment; (arch.) sleeveless haori; (arch.) menstruation
original intention; initial resolution
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to perfume clothes by burning incense
buffer; shock absorber; damper unit
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
shady; underhanded; questionable
apple core; core of an apple
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
callus on one's middle finger (from writing)