fabric softener; fabric conditioner
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to slim down; to lose weight
spur of the moment; mere chance
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
mushroom cut; bowl cut; moptop
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving
meerkat (Suricata suricatta); suricate
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
close-cropped hair; harvesting
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
interjection; exclamation
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
left-hand corner; lower left
to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender; LGBT
holding out a little longer
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat