measurement error; calculation error
family vacation; family trip
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
true seal (animal); earless seal
feeding (animals); provisioning
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
classbook; yearbook; school graduation album
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
speech and conduct; words and deeds
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
being startled; getting a shock
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
meal set before one; women's advances
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
a real man would (shut up and) ...
stepping back; drawing back
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities