plume; ornamental feather
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
two colours; two varieties; two types
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
one act (of a play); scene; event
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
regarding highly; attaching importance to
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
winter; wintertime; winter term
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
stollen (German fruit cake)
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
(free) sample; promotional gift
conditioner (hair, skin, etc.)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
high achiever; student with good academic results
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)