mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
going on a pleasure jaunt
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to have a narrow escape from death
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
ordinary citizen; the general public
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
quick-drying property (of clothing, etc.)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
when looked at in that way
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)