office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
standard; set; routine; decided
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
mountain range; mountain belt
to call out; to ask someone to come
to keep in mind; to memorize
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
hot-water tap; hot spring
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
be on your guard!; take care!
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
allegiance; obedience; submission