established practice; custom
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
half and half; fifty-fifty
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
sluggishness after few days off
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
morning training (e.g. before school)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
already; now; no longer; not any more
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to have a rumor circulating
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
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
scale; scope; plan; structure
(only) one option; one possible choice