to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
representative; exemplary; model
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to exchange; to interchange
to take off one's glasses
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(turned out) all right in the end
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
horseplay; fooling around
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to be excited; to be elated
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
returning from school; going home from school
ingredient; component; composition
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver