to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
way out; means to escape; escape route
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
surprise; something unexpected
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
muddy water; red-light district
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
Corbicula sandai (species of basket clam)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
virtue; charm; merit; good point
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote