to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to feel inferior; to feel small
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
chestnut (horse coat color)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
candy; sweet; confectionary
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
slope; slanting surface; bevel
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
running out of energy; running out of strength
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
finding employment; getting a job
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
hey there; I say; see here
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending