national holiday; public holiday
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
shopping; purchased goods
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
and; thereupon; because of that
the Ono no Michikaze card and three other 20-point cards (scoring combination)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to get strong; to gain strength
to have a talk; to tell a story
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
with a start; with a jump
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
with a friendly grin; smilingly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to chase; to run after; to pursue
again; once more; a second time
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
particularly; only; in the case of
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...