wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
to show signs of; to appear
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to take to task; to take it out on
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be relieved; to feel relieved
as soon as possible; at the earliest time