wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to pierce through; to break through
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
natural calamity; disaster
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to relate to; to connect with
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
difficult to ...; hard to ...
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
one's family; family member
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
several times (as large, over)