setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
reset; fresh start; new beginning
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
little by little; bit by bit
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
how others look at you; what others think about you
to run through; to run past
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts