biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
environment; circumstance
Buddhist memorial service
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
oversight; omission; mistake
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
class; heading; group; category
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
divine or supernatural skill
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
such; this sort of; like this
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
continuing one's education into high school
selection; choice; picking out
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
quitting while one is ahead
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage