to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
walking briskly; determinedly
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
quenching; hardening; tempering
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
shoji (paper sliding door)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
wear; clothing; ware; goods; -ware; software
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
short skirt for playing tennis, etc.; skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
forgetting; lapse of memory
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
spirit photography; ghost photography
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts