eighth day of the month; eight days
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
in a little while; in a bit
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
power plant; power station
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
social networking service; SNS
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
offender; criminal; culprit
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to lure someone; to entice someone
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
ministries and government offices; the authorities
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
school inter-class ball-game competition
headquarters; head office; main office
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)