latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
for use by adults; for adults
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
3000; three thousand; many
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
curious; strange; unusual
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
with a start; with a jump
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water