to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
same; similar; (just) like; equal
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
likability; favorability; popularity
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to be at a loss for words
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
sense of duty (obligation)