shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
getting an advance (on one's salary)
prohibition; ban; embargo
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
(one) letter; (one) character
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
chiffon cake; sponge cake
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
well known; well connected
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
hills and fields; countryside
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy