by itself; automatically; naturally
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
excursion; field trip; school trip
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
it's not like; it isn't as if
holding two or more positions concurrently
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
information leak; data breach
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den