My words

真心

まごころ まこころ

sincerity, devotion

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

金物屋

かなものや

hardware store or dealer

ホームセンター

ホーム・センター

hardware store, DIY store, home improvement retailer

先っちょ

さきっちょ

end, tip, point

食中毒

しょくちゅうどく

food poisoning, Foodborne Diseases

崖

がけ

cliff

決別

けつべつ

separation, farewell, parting

屋内

おくない

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

酸橘

すだち スダチ

sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)

待ち遠しい

まちどおしい

looking forward to, anxiously awaited

縄

なわ

rope, cord, policeman's rope

渋い

しぶい

astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted

留守番

るすばん

care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home, caretaker, house-sitter

胸を張る

むねをはる

to throw out one's chest, to be puffed up with pride

刻む

きざむ

to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment

体をほぐし

Karada o hogushi

relax your body

対象

たいしょう

target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation

校則

こうそく

school regulations

往復

おうふく

making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going, round-trip ticket, return ticket, correspondence, exchanging (letters), socializing, visiting one another

処する

しょする

to manage, to deal with, to cope with, to sentence, to condemn, to punish

疑問

ぎもん

question, problem, doubt, guess

業界

ぎょうかい

business world, business circles, (the) industry

台本

だいほん

script, libretto, scenario

繊細

せんさい

dainty, delicate (e.g. fingers), fine, slim, sensitive, delicate (feelings, sense, etc.), subtle

睡眠

すいみん

sleep

切手

きって

stamp (postage), merchandise certificate

縫い目

ぬいめ

seam, stitch, suture

潜入

せんにゅう

infiltration, sneaking in

全身

ぜんしん

whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait), systemic