sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
stealing a ride; stolen ride
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
full of troubles, difficulties
rather; better; instead; if anything
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to palm off; to force a sale
waste of time; killing time
commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
relation; connection; relevance
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
home area; home town; local
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
promotion; raising of status
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)