hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
philandering; itch for women
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
door; gate; opening; title page
street; quarter; district; area
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
divorce; dissolution of adoption
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
society; public; community; social studies
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of