north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
good result; good outcome
and; thereupon; because of that
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
the same night; that night
so what!; who gives a damn?
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
sharp parting remark; parting threat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
enumeration; citation; listing
weird; disgusting; sickening
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
while alive; during one's lifetime
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
smallish; on the small side
during a telephone call; busy line
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
weather forecast; weather report
sun symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
regulation; adjustment; control