lethal weapon; deadly device
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
Western music; European music
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
Central and South America
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
independence; self-reliance
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
promising without due consideration
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
outside world; physical world
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
skating rink; ice surface; silver plate
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to creep about; to crawl around
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was