stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
high-quality goods; luxury item
environmental problem; environmental issue
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
price increase; rise in price
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
several years; a few years
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
good old; good old-fashioned
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
way of reciting; way of telling a story
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
time traveler; time traveller
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
hamburger (in a bun); burger
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world