argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
root of the nose; nose; sense of smell
recording medium; storage medium
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
slightly early; just before
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
as; because; with; due to
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
several times (as large, over)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
summer cold (illness); summer flu
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
common knowledge; well-known fact
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)