camellia-like plant native to China
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
immediately; at once; instantly
arrest; apprehension; capture
top of the head; crown of the head
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
surveillance camera; security camera
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to say; to be called; to do
to loiter around; to wander about
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
largest class; top category
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony