to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to refuse; to reject; to deny
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
good performance; good work; great success
matter of time; question of time
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
both sides; two sides; double-sided
well-cooked; well-done; browned
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
washing machine (laundry)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
pressing; urging; demanding; demand