ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be powered on; to be turned on
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to read the situation; to sense the mood
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
contradiction; inconsistency
to come from; to have roots in
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to keep away; to keep at a distance
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
(together) with; -wide; including
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
offense; offence; method of attack
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
undoubted; unmistakable; definite