to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
final color (e.g. in auto paint shop)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
results; record; grades; marks
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
showily decorated truck (e.g. chrome, air-brushed pictures, colored lights); art truck
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
called; known as; that; to say
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
intelligence; intellect; brains
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)