subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
review (of learned material); revision
to snatch from; to steal from
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
considerably; greatly; a lot
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
incense burner; utensil for carrying live charcoal
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
attack; assault; attempt; try
half and half; fifty-fifty
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
compelling force; legal force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
surname; family name; last name
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash