habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Island; insula; island; islet
department store; department
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
Meiō era (1492.7.19-1501.2.29)
setter (dog type); setter (volleyball position)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
please sit down; please have a seat
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
for today; for the time being
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
study; learning; tutorial
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
exactly as stated; verbatim
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)