diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
sphere; counter for balls
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
personal combat; one-to-one fight