bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
drama; theatre; theater; play
the staff; inside the department
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
too (much); overly; excessively
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
principal occupation; core business
(department of) psychosomatic medicine
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to knock down; to bring down
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
as a child; when one was a child
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible