destruction; disruption; (application) crash
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
several weeks; a few weeks
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
many; numerous; various; large number of
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
being all smiles with joy
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
to be filled to bursting; to burst