to badger; to pester; to beg
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
cookware; cooking utensil
to need; to call for; to require
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
surely; certainly; without doubt
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
digest; summary; abridgment
completion; perfection; accomplishment
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
ability; performance; efficiency
large number (of); many; majority
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
that; the matter in question
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
handheld game console; portable game console
winter vacation; winter holidays
locals; local inhabitants