Japan Highway Public Corporation; JHPC
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
softcover (book); paperback
photography contest; photography competition
underarm hair; armpit hair
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
asphalt road; blacktop; tarmac road
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
fender (of a car); wing; fender (on a boat)
composite photograph; photomontage
number of views (videos, etc.); view count
serves you right!; see what happens!
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
contrived; false-sounding
out of focus; off the point
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase