crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
free time; spare time; idle moment
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
living with one's parents; living at home
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
independent business; self-employment
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
compensation; indemnity; reparation
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
based on; on the basis of
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly