the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
abandoned factory; disused factory
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
left-hand radical of a character
right-hand radical of a character
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
chasing one another; playing tag
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
innumerable; countless; numberless
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
window-shopping; window-gazing
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema