the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
remarkable; striking; obvious
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to taste; to try (food or drink)
at a moment's notice; readily
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to take over; to hand over
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
with a friendly grin; smilingly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
cup sake; sake sold in a single-serve glass cup or can
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
just you wait and see (as a threat)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes