serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
within; inside of; less than
training (esp. in-service); induction course
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
written explanation; written apology
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
life; living; I; me; student
the last moment; the very end
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
regret; repentance; remorse
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme