only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
white; correction fluid; white-out
to give the stamp of approval
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
March; third month of the lunar calendar
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
letter affixed to an arrow
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
service center; call center
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to slim down; to lose weight
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
new functionality; new feature
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
imposing stance; daunting pose
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
required; needed; necessary
tumbler; self-righting doll
almost (did); nearly (did)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty