question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
memory; sense; experience
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
all you want; as much as one wants
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be needed; to be wanted
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
Mister Donut (fast food franchise) (abbr.)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
food; foodstuff; prey; victim