chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
hospitalization; hospitalisation
thereupon; shortly thereafter
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
place of execution; execution site
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
large build; large pattern
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)