tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
valuable article; valuables
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
floral decoration; floral ornament
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
spring break; spring vacation
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
annals; chronicle; chronology
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
complementation; supplementation; completion
dried flowers; dried flower
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
condition; state of preservation
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
advantage; benefit; profit; interest