custom-made article; specially made article
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
tractor; towing vehicle; driving force; leading role
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
true character; true heart; true spirit
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
ambush; interception; counter-attack
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
surface-to-air missile; SAM
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to make use of; to lend money
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to go too far; to go to excess
jealousy; roasted rice cake
just because; even if; even though
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)