middle and high-school students
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
complete change; about-face
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
somehow; for some reason or other
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to mark the end; to spell the end
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
losing weight; slimming; lean person
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)