tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
tearful face; tear-stained face
agricultural land; farmland
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
round shape; circle; circular form
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
failed student; student required to repeat a year
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
with a clashing or clanging sound
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
with a splash; with a splosh
panties thief; knickers bandit
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to cover (with something)
notes; remarks (reference) column
family name; lineage; birth; clan
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
snail's pace; slow progress
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman