shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to talk; to chat; to chatter
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
DEFCON (alert state used by the United States Armed Forces); Defense Readiness Condition
serious; not joking; straight
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
explosion; rupture; break off
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
moment by moment; hour by hour
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
living together (with one more person)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
opening time; starting time of work
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
homeroom; form room; form class
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
originally; by nature; from the start
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
whispering into a person's ear
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
surname; family name; last name