groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
warning color; warning colour
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
whenever you want; any time you like
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
looking depressed; long face
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone); cat's-eye (light-reflecting road stud)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
this place; where one comes from; here
Yūbari melon (sweet orange melon grown in Yūbari City, Hokkaido)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift