gossip; corner of the mouth
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva; hornet larva
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
to make an appearance; to show up
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
(short) rest; breather; break
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way