to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
just like; the same as; no different than
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to put someone to work; to make someone work
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to carry out fellatio; to give someone head
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
leaving a matter to chance
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading