retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
violent explosion; bursting
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
something wrapped in a furoshiki
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
dishwashing; doing dishes
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to tower over the surroundings
ratio; proportion; percentage
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
older person with more life experience
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer