to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to detain; to check; to restrain
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
(political) power; authority; influence
Consumer Affairs Agency; CAA
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
whistle (sound made with the lips)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
hospitalization; hospitalisation
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
colour; color; hue; tints
to save; to leave over; to spare
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
greeting; a fine thing to say
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
what kind of business; what sort of matter