limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
national holiday; public holiday
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
space; interval; space character; whitespace
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
to ask; to enquire; to query
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
image change; changing one's image; makeover
for example; for instance; e.g.
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
this and that; such and such