cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
likability; favorability; popularity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
shameless; shameless person
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
victim; injured party; sufferer
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
these guys; these fellows
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
light (e.g. colour, color)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
literally; to the letter; literal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; situation; position; location
to watch over; to watch attentively
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to spread; to be propagated