open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
for one's true nature to come out
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
having said that; be that as it may
customer traffic; customers; custom
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
conversely; on the contrary
matcha; powdered green tea
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
cleavage (between breasts)
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow