after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
not caring; not giving a damn
worst; worst-case (scenario)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
winter vacation; winter holidays
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
mashed boiled green soybeans
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
feeling; sense; impression
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason