(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
first meeting; first interview with
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
great difference; major mistake
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
homecoming; returning home
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
in that way; like that; that way
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
high sensitivity; fragile heart
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer