to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
no!; no no!; no, not at all
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
action committee; executive committee
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
success; prosperity; boom
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
commandant; commanding officer; general
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
student in a lower grade; underclassman
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
one by one; one after another; successively
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
battlefield; battleground
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount