caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.)
world fair; international exposition
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
both eloquent and skilled
looking back; worry; anxiety
poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
dried squid; dried cuttlefish
top hundred; hundred best
being good in bed; sexual performer
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
like water; like it grows on trees
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
manga on the theme of male homosexual love
leadership competition; power struggle
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up