charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
light brown; golden brown
finish; finishing; finishing touches
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
departure time; starting time
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
boisterously; roughly; briskly
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
public institution; public organization; official body
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
whistle (sound made with the lips)
full acceptance of workers' pay demands
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
personal use; private use; private business; personal business