desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
recommendation; endorsement
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to get strong; to gain strength
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to cease; to stop; to be over
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to pierce through; to break through
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)