flabby; limp; soft and pliable
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
a little bit; a little while
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
from here; from this place
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
counter for books; volume
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to have an idea; to have a clue
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shed light; to cast light
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage