rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
school festival; campus festival
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
pronunciation; production of sound
to be reflected in a mirror
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang