tingling; stinging; pungently
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
disliking; having an antipathy to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
brief review; brief comment
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
closing time; lockup; curfew
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
English-language newspaper
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
scallion; shallot; green onion; spring onion
to mix; to stir; to blend
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
older sister and younger brother
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice