hair style; coiffure; hairdo
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
promotion; raising of status
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
close; intimate; on good terms
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
solitude; loneliness; isolation
being left out; being ostracized
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
principal occupation; core business
Mexican salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum); axolotl; Mexican walking fish
axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum); Mexican salamander; Mexican walking fish
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
after school (at the end of the day)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
6th day of the month; six days
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded