height of; middle of; full bloom
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
outrageous lie; outright lie
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
business trip; official trip
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
being startled; getting a shock
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
older sister; elder sister