hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
tendency; trend; inclination
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
wild beast; wild animal; brute
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
bringing; taking; carrying
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
that is to say; so that means
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size