strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown