where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
contrived; false-sounding
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
cold tofu (served with condiments)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
wrong; different; not like that
way of talking; speaking style
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
good humour (humor); good mood
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
tourist resort; holiday resort
to call in; to invite; to bring in
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
base; basis; bedrock; platform
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing