red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
married woman; another's wife
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
if you curse someone, dig two graves
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future