to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
tenth day of the month; ten days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
neighbourhood; neighborhood
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
example; specimen; sample
blue admiral (species of nymphalid butterfly, Kaniska canace)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
spending; consumption; misappropriation; embezzlement
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
button (clothing); push-button
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
making efficient; optimization