south entrance; south exit
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
duty; obligation; responsibility
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to pick up; to find; to gather
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
reality; actuality; hard fact
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
have a good day; take care; see you
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
very loud volume; megavolume
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute