news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
last week; the week before
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to think too much; to be over-concerned
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
dressing room; fitting room
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
very popular; highly favoured
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
state of hopelessness; (state of) being ready to give up; resignation
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly