deleterious substance; toxic substance
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
cotton gloves; working gloves
to come and go; to go back and forth
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
one-drink minimum (at a restaurant, karaoke-bar, etc.)
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
curiosity; inquisitiveness
training; drill; practice; discipline
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
article to be delivered; present
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
newcomer; initiate; rookie
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
real thing; original; actual
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)