distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
impossible to do (although wants to)
farming implement; small noh accessory
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
grated daikon; daikon grater