cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
aroma candle; aromatic candle
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
what kind of business; what sort of matter
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
retreating figure; appearance from behind
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
briskly with small steps; trotting
to pitch forward; to fall forward
dressing room; fitting room
vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to wring the neck; to strangle
short joke; quick one-liner
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks