backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
to call each other; to call out to one another
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); melody; section of a pop song
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
jumble (of two or several things); mix
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
sexual relief; masturbation
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to translate; to interpret
watering hole; watering place
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
one tablet; one pill; tray; salver
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
to arrest; to capture; to seize
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to jump from one thing to another