unfortunately; regrettably
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
genius; prodigy; natural gift
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
3rd day of the month; three days
stairs; stairway; staircase
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how; in what way; by what means
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift