to crack (person's voice); to squeak
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
unidentifiable; unidentified
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
even though it is not; despite not
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
making one's best exertions
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
essence; true nature; substance; reality
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
schedule; program; calendar
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
rhyme; lime (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
novel; original; new; innovative
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee