broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
denkiburo; bath which includes an electric current, allegedly for health reasons
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
liquid crystal television
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
rarity (esp. of collectables, trading cards, etc.)
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
cheer; chia (Salvia hispanica); cheerleading
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
uni-; single; unitary; sole
cold bath; taking a cold bath
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
lottery; tombola; drawing
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
troublesome; pain in the butt
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)