positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
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
25th day of the month; 25 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
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
counter for books; volume
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to have an idea; to have a clue
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging 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
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shed light; to cast light
present (that one has received); gift
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)