tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
decision; determination; resolution
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
convenience store lunch box
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
interior design; interior; upholstery
company; corporation; workplace
had better ...; had better not ...
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
finding employment; getting a job
surroundings; environs; circumference
immediately; right away; on the spot