main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
decorative lights; illumination
exception; exclusion; to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
let's not say (such things) to each other
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
individual differences; personal equation
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
main cause; primary factor
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
eruption; volcanic eruption
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
female friend; woman friend
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish