slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
letter; missive; note; mail
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
like this; this sort; this way
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to tear up and throw away
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
too much; excessively; too
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
don't worry about it; forget about it
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
madness; craziness; insanity
to spread; to be propagated
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
overseas student; exchange student
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
management; administration; operation
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
amount of money; sum of money
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...