attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
one's first campaign; one's first battle
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to chase; to run after; to pursue
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
go on!; right!; here goes!
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
popular name; common name; given name
after school (at the end of the day)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
how long; how much; to what extent
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs