spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
both; both sides; both parties
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
on bad terms; at loggerheads
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to take on a role; to take part
to correct oneself; to restate
chūhai; shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
pickled vegetables; pickles
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
youthful; young; young-looking
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous