shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
anything and everything; just about everything
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to shake one's head (in denial)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
reaction; response; reaction
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...