ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
marked person (by the police, etc.); person to be watched; person considered dangerous; person on a watchlist
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
that's (as in "that's all")
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
cram-free education; pressure-free education
main question; real issue at hand
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
like he said; same for me; ditto
distinction; discrimination
polish; improvement; burnishing
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool