terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom; alanine aminotransferase; ALT
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
near oneself; close to one; familiar
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to have a rumor circulating
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
illegitimate child; secret love child
breathily (while talking)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
variety of goods; number of articles
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten