book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
Sachertorte; chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing
guess; conjecture; surmise
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
most of all; extremely; supremely
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be expensive; to be costly
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
entrance fee; participation cost
to figure out; to get an idea
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
feeling chilly after taking a bath
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)