calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to shake one's head (in denial)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
true state; actual condition; reality
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to win and advance to the next round
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
one's (living) environment
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
longed-for; anxiously awaited
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down