tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unless (you do something)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
department store; department
wrong; different; not like that
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to ask a question; to ask questions
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
round; spherical; circular
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
relatively; comparatively
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
very interesting; of great interest