honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
serious; not joking; straight
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
thought; consideration; thinking
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
store interior; inside of a shop
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to watch intently; to stare
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
book; volume; this; present; main; head
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)