rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
mobile phone; wireless phone
topography; geomorphology
before anything else; first of all
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
deadly disease; sickness unto death
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
background image; static image
teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study
yes and no; for and against
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
no way; that can't be true; nonsense!
property; fortune; assets
un-Japanese in appearance or character
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
calm and peaceful period of time
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
Eroica (Beethoven's 3rd symphony)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
to concede defeat; to surrender; (lit.) to take one's hat off (to somebody)
moonsault (type of somersault)
automaton clock; marionette clock
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
water sports (esp. swimming and diving); swimming competition
dream journal; dream diary