severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to repeat; to do something over again
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
body; physical system; (the) person
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
establishment; settlement
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
at least; at most; (even) just
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
special training; intensive training; crash course
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!