karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to trample flat; to beat a path
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to be torn off; to come off
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)