with a whack; smack; slap
novel; original; new; innovative
order; directive; instructions; command
street; quarter; district; area
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
feeling of a house or a room
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to give an impression; to make an impression
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
Minato City (special ward of Tokyo); Minato Ward (Osaka); Minato Ward (Nagoya)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
sick person; patient; invalid
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to talk to oneself; to mutter
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(death from) starvation; starving to death
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
soon; before long; in the near future
parting ways after a quarrel
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
disadvantageous; long (odds)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small