call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
the ocean; the great deep
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to happen to meet; to come across
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
homeowner; head of a household
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
future (usually near); prospects
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
Holstein; German cow race
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
occupation; calling; livelihood
interest (in something); enthusiasm
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead