kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
late at night; at a late hour
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to sob; to be choked with tears
mountain trekking; hiking
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
go on!; right!; here goes!
clip-clop (esp. of a horse); clippety-clop
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus); saw stag beetle
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
fast approach; quick intimacy
to start; to begin; to commence
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
red-horned demon; red ogre
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
to backfire; to have a harmful result
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
older brother; elder brother
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
dressing down; dressing casually