government office; public office
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
near oneself; close to one; familiar
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
boy; son; baby boy; young man
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
growth period; growing season
body build; physique; frame
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to exaggerate; to overstate
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
club budget; club expense
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
empirically; from experience
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
principle of living only for the moment
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
front entrance; front door