dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
town girl; girl raised in a town
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne
chastity; virtue; fidelity
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
bitch; witch; ugly woman; 1-point card; junk card
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be knocked out; to be overwhelmed; to be flabbergasted; to be thrown for a loop
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
se (ancient Chinese plucked zither, usu. with 25 or 23 strings)
surely (not); certainly (not)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
shu; unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō; shu; Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
starboard (side of a ship)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
fluent (in a language); flowing
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
lower region; lower part; region below
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
novel; original; new; innovative