to prepare for death; to get ready to die
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
connection; link; relationship
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
visual area (of the brain); visual cortex
pride; dignity; self-worth
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)