incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
indeed; really; truly; very much
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
consumer electronics; home appliances
export; exportation; efferent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...