gas discharge lamp starter; fluorescent lamp starter; glow starter
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go to a convenience store
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
to feel the heat; to suffer from the heat; to complain of the heat; to swelter
lunch monitor; student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
heating element; electrically-heated wire
petroleum products; petrochemical products
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
platform door (railway); platform screen door
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
protective coating; protective film; overcoat
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
becoming fraught with emotion
instant noodles sold in soft plastic packaging
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
yeast mash; yeast starter
up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
trying out a pen; test-writing
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
hereabouts; around there; that area