to read aloud; to read to someone
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
peeling; paring; skinning; parer; peeler; paring-knife
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
before the end of this year
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
one's husband; one's wife
giving up; quitting; surrendering
bikini armor (e.g. in anime, video games); skimpy armor
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
sweating easily; profuse sweater
flush with money; having a full purse; having a full handbag
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
killing three birds with one stone
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
cut; reduction; curtailment
window-shopping; window-gazing
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble