back seat (of a car); rear seat
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
wampee (Clausena lansium)
pricking; stinging; tingling
to watch steadily; to stare
serious look (on one's face); straight face
sun protection factor; SPF; sender policy framework
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
function; facility; faculty; feature
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
the ocean; the great deep
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
water's edge; beach; foreshore
Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
making a strange face; strange face
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity